A pediatric nurse is reviewing the chart of a new school-age patient.The chart notes the child is on a phenylalanine-free diet.What does the nurse conclude about this patient?
A) Has Canavan disease
B) Has familial dysautonomia
C) Has phenylketonuria (PKU)
D) Has Tay-Sachs disease

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Children with PKU are born without an enzyme to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.If not treated with a life-long phenylalanine-free diet,the child can have severe mental and physical retardation.The other diseases do not require this diet.

A Pediatric Nurse Is Reviewing the Chart of a New