Case 8 answers

Gina comes to your office for a routine gynecological exam. She mentions wanting to try to have a child again. You suggest she have a few tests run to prevent infections of her fetus. Match the disease/sign or symptom that could be prevented in her child with the test that would guide your managment of Gina's potential pregnancy.

Disease/sign or symptom	Test
Diffuse intracranial calcifications	Toxoplasma serology
Hepatitis	Anti-HBs
Hydrops fetalis	Erythrovirus serology
Limb abnormalities and cicatricial lesions	VZV serology
Hearing loss, cataracts	Rubella serology
Snuffles; rhinitis	VDRL
Microcephalus, periventricular calcification	CMV Serology

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