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A 2 week old newborn with a cleft palate and abnormal facies is brought to the physican by his parents because of frequent crying spells and spasms of the hands and feet. Lab serume shows calcium of 6.8, CXR shows and absence of tissue in the area posterior to the manubrium of the sternum. 1. What condition does this child likely have and why?

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1. A 2 week old newborn with a cleft palate and abnormal facies is brought to the physican by his parents because of frequent crying spells and spasms of the hands and feet. Lab serume shows calcium of 6.8, CXR shows and absence of tissue in the area posterior to the manubrium of the sternum. 1. What condition does this child likely have and why?





 
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