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Which of the following is NOT a goal of newborn screening?
Which of the following is NOT a goal of newborn screening?
- To help babies appear healthy at birth (correct)
- To provide early treatment for diagnosed diseases
- To identify inherited diseases before symptoms appear
- To give newborns a chance to live a normal life
What is the purpose of the Philippine Newborn Screening Program?
What is the purpose of the Philippine Newborn Screening Program?
- To diagnose diseases after symptoms appear
- To prevent mental retardation in babies
- To provide early treatment for all newborns
- To identify five specific disorders before symptoms appear (correct)
Why is it difficult for physicians to diagnose the conditions screened in newborn screening at birth?
Why is it difficult for physicians to diagnose the conditions screened in newborn screening at birth?
- The conditions are not present at birth
- The conditions are difficult to identify (correct)
- The conditions are not included in newborn screening
- The conditions do not have any symptoms
