Newborn Screening Test For Parents
Check out our very useful quiz for all the parents who want to learn about the newborn screening test. The quiz consists of all important questions related to the blood test of infants and when and how it should be done. So, you should play this quiz and learn about the health condition of your newborn baby. Newborn screening is mandatory in the United States as it helps identify serious health conditions at birth. So, are you ready to give your time to your child's health? Start the quiz then.
- 1.Baby is screened on the 4th day after being born
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.In collecting samples for NBS, the preferred method is:
- A.
Venipuncture
- B.
ETS
- C.
Heel prick method
- D.
Butterfly method
- 3.Blood is dropped to a special filter card; blood spots are dried for at least ____ hours in a drying rack; then sent to the laboratory.
- A.
6
- B.
5
- C.
4
- D.
8
- 4.There is a designated pick-up time for new born screening center (NSC) laboratory
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.In preparing samples for transport, the dried filter paper should be stacked on the other filter papers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.NBS testing is done in the accredited NBS centers which can be found in all of these except:
- A.
Iloilo
- B.
Tugegarao
- C.
Davao
- D.
Manila
- 7.If a baby's result is normal for G6PD, results are released 14 working days from date of receipt for courier.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Who are allowed to perform NBS on patients? (Check all that applies)
- A.
Doctors/ Physicians
- B.
Medical Technologists
- C.
Nurses
- D.
Physical Therapists
- E.
Pharmacists
- F.
Trained midwife
- 9.Which of these follows the correct order of relaying NBS results?
- A.
NBS Center --> Parents --> Collecting health facilities
- B.
NBS center --> NBS collecting facilities --> Parents
- C.
Both options can be performed
- D.
None of the above
- 10.Normal results of NBS are released (check all that applies):
- A.
3 weeks for postal mail
- B.
14 working days from date of receipt for courier
- C.
7 days from date of receipt for emails
- D.
Immediately after testing
- 11.Check all the boxes that corresponds to the conditions that can be diagnosed in NBS (the first/old version):
- A.
Galactosemia
- B.
Hemoglobinopathies
- C.
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- D.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- E.
Disorders of fatty acid oxidation
- F.
Congenital hypothyroidism
- G.
Maple syrup urine disease
- H.
Phenylketonuria
- I.
Cystic fibrosis
- 12.How much is the fee for newborn screening (first option- 6 disorders)
- A.
800
- B.
850
- C.
500
- D.
550
- 13.How much is the fee for newborn screening (2nd option- full complement of 28 disorders)
- A.
1250
- B.
1550
- C.
1500
- D.
1650
- 14.Expanded NBS is covered by PhilHealth
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Newborn screening is available in: (check all that applies)
- A.
Lying ins
- B.
Houses
- C.
Private clinics
- D.
Hospitals
- E.
Rural health units
- F.
Health centers
- 16.A positive screen means that the newborn is normal.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Babies with positive results must be _____
- A.
Referred to a specialist and treated right away
- B.
Referred to a specialist for confirmatory testing
- C.
Referred to a specialist and give instructions for palliative care
- D.
None of the above
- 18.In the event where there are no specialists in the area, the NBS secretariat office will assist its attending physician.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.G6PD confirmatory labs except:
- A.
St. Lukes Global City
- B.
Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital
- C.
Angeles University Foundation Hospital
- D.
MCU-FDT Medical Foundation
- 20.Every baby with a positive screening must be recalled for confirmatory tests and management.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Types of Recall: Recall of patients with ____ A. Rejected sample B. Elevated results
- A.
Both are correct
- B.
Both are wrong
- 22.A newborn screening team is composed of:
- A.
Accounting group
- B.
Team leader
- C.
Follow-up group
- D.
Administration group
- E.
NBS Coordinator
- 23.An accomplished Institutional Database form is submitted to a the Newborn Screening Reference Center: (Check all that applies)
- A.
Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health, UP Manila
- B.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- C.
Polymedic Medical Plaza
- D.
All of the above
- E.
All of the above
- 24.All orders for the NBS Specimen Collection Kit must be in purchase order (PO) of the requesting health facility.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Minimum allowable order per PO of NBS Specimen collection kits
- A.
7
- B.
10
- C.
5
- D.
3
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