Parents have adopted a child with the diagnosis of kwashiorkor.What is most likely to be observed when assessing this child? (Select all that apply. )

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Kwashiorkor means,in native dialect,"the disease of the deposed baby when the next one is born," indicating that the child no longer breastfeeds because a sibling is born and takes over the breast of the mother.Oral intake then is deficient in protein.The child fails to grow normally.The muscles become weak and wasted.There is edema of the abdomen that may become generalized.Diarrhea,skin infections,irritability,anorexia,and vomiting may be present.The hair becomes thin and dry.Because protein is the basis of melanin,a substance that provides color to hair,melanin becomes deficient.This is the reason the earliest sign of this protein malnutrition is a white streak in the hair of the child (depigmentation).The child looks apathetic and weak.

Parents Have Adopted a Child with the Diagnosis of Kwashiorkor