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Directions: Determine the correct answer to each of the following, based on information derived from the article.
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Multiple choice
  1. Small amounts of alcohol, consumed in moderation, do not
pose a threat to an unborn child.
16. Which of the following is not classified within the umbrella term FASDs?
  2. The effects of alcohol on an unborn child are so significant,
in part, because alcohol is present for a longer time in the
fetus than in the mother.
 a. Alcohol-related birth defects (ARBDs)
 b. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
  3. Consumption of wine coolers and wine has a less pronounced
effect on the fetus than consumption of hard liquor.
  4. Binge drinking is defined as consuming more than three
drinks on one occasion.
  5. The effects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs)
include both physiological and psychological problems.
  6. A child may be stricken with an FASD even if the mother
consumes no alcohol during pregnancy.
 c. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
 d. Neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol
exposure (ND-PAE)
17. Which of the following is classified within the umbrella term FASDs?
  7. Clinical studies have shown that a mother’s consumption of
alcohol during the early stages of pregnancy poses a greater risk to the fetus than consuming alcohol during the later
stages of pregnancy.
 a. Down syndrome
 b. Trisomy 18
 c. Alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND)
 d.Anencephaly
  8. Symptoms of FASDs are distinctive and obvious. As a result,
diagnosing a condition within the umbrella of FASDs is a
18.Which of the following is the most professional way to ask a woman
straightforward process.
of childbearing age about her alcohol consumption?
  9. Best practice is to ask women of childbearing age about
 a. Because of your history of tobacco use, I am required to ask
their alcohol use at every visit.
how often and how much you drink alcohol.
  10. Because the actual amount of alcohol in a drink varies by
type of beverage and brands within a type of beverage,
 b. We ask all women of childbearing age about their alcohol
patients should be asked the size of the container of their
use. Could you please tell me how often you consume
drinks as well as the number of drinks consumed.
alcohol, the number of drinks you have when you do
consume alcohol, and the size of the drinks you consume?
  11. For a pregnant woman or a woman who may become pregnant,
there is no type or amount of alcohol that is safe to consume.
 c. Our records indicate that your family has a history of
  12. Alcohol consumed by a woman after she becomes pregnant,
but before the pregnancy is confirmed by a pregnancy test,
is not harmful to the unborn child.
  13. Alcohol screening and brief intervention should be
conducted only by professionals who have training in
substance abuse counseling.
alcoholism and heavy drinking. Could you please tell me
how often and how much you drink?
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  14. A health care professional should ask a pregnant woman
about her alcohol consumption as part of a general
conversation about such matters as nutrition, tobacco use,
and over-the-counter medication use during pregnancy.
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  15. Medical assistants, especially CMAs (AAMA), can be key staff
members in medical offices and clinics for preventing FASDs
because they communicate effectively and empathetically
with patients—including women of childbearing age.
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