The nurse in the genetics clinic is working with families undergoing testing for genetic disease. If the initial testing is positive, more extensive testing is required to confirm:

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Newborn screening is the process where infants are tested shortly after birth for conditions that are treatable, but not clinically evident in the newborn period. If initial screening results are positive, more extensive testing is often required to confirm the diagnosis. This is because newborn screening aims to identify conditions early enough to begin treatment before symptoms or permanent damage occur, and the initial tests are designed to be highly sensitive to minimize missed cases, which can lead to false positives that need confirmatory testing.

The Nurse in the Genetics Clinic Is Working with Families