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Clinical Overview
Down syndrome is a lifelong chromosomal condition, but the bedside risks change with age.
NCLEX-RN
NCLEX-RN
Down syndrome is a lifelong chromosomal condition, but the bedside risks change with age. For an RN, the diagnosis should trigger a surveillance plan: establish whether structural heart disease is present, protect feeding and breathing, track thyroid, hearing, vision, and growth, and connect the child with developmental services. A reassuring appearance or absent murmur does not replace scheduled screening; several important complications may be silent until targeted testing identifies them.
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