Misleading and Good-News Content Code Names
Good-news content |
Screening: CF-carrier positive |
Screening: CF-carrier positive possible |
Screening: SCH-carrier positive |
Screening: SCH-carrier positive possible |
Screening: false-positive screening likely |
Infant is healthy now |
Infant is normal now |
Infant is growing/developing normally now |
Infant is a CF carrier |
Infant may be a CF carrier |
Infant does not have CF disease |
Infant is an SCH carrier |
Infant may be an SCH carrier |
Infant makes normal hemoglobin |
Infant does not have SCH disease |
Infant has single allele only (any) |
Infant will be healthy |
Infant will never get the disease |
Infant may never get the disease |
Nothing will change infant’s health status |
Infant will be normal |
Infant will grow or develop normally |
Infant will have normal performance (not otherwise specified) |
Infant will have normal social interaction |
Infant will be normal emotionally |
Infant will have normal play and physical performance |
Infant will be normal in school |
Infant will have normal mental performance (not otherwise specified) |
Nothing will change infant’s genetic status |
No treatment is needed |
No nutritional supplement is needed |
No monitoring is needed |
No growth monitoring is needed |
No developmental monitoring is needed |
No blood test is needed |
You’ve done a good job thus far |
Feed infant normally |
Treat infant normally (do normal things) |
Keep doing whatever you’re doing |
Misleading content |
There is a screening result (not otherwise specified) |
Screening: positive (not otherwise specified) |
Screening: CF positive |
Screening: CF positive possible |
Screening: SCH positive |
Screening: SCH positive possible |
Screening: result suspicious |
Screening: result concerning |
Potential newborn screening test result disease |
Infant has CF |
Infant may have CF |
Infant has SCH |
Infant may have SCH |
Infant makes sickle hemoglobin |
Purpose of diagnostic testing: to provide early treatment |
Purpose of diagnostic testing: to provide treatment when most effective |
Infant needs treatment |
Infant may need treatment |
Infant needs nutritional supplement |
Purpose of diagnostic testing: so that infant will know status upon adulthood |
Purpose of diagnostic testing: so infant will know status when considering having children |
Infant may have a second allele |
Infant may be found to have disease |
Purpose of diagnostic testing: ensure no second mutation |
Purpose of diagnostic testing: identify early |
Purpose of diagnostic testing: identify before symptoms |
May need nutritional supplement |
Monitoring |
Infant needs monitoring (not otherwise specified) |
Infant may need monitoring (not otherwise specified) |
Infant needs growth monitoring |
Infant may need growth monitoring |
Infant needs developmental monitoring |
Infant may need developmental monitoring |
Infant needs blood tests |
Infant may need blood tests |
Infant needs to see a specialist as an infant |
Infant may need to see a specialist as an infant |
We need to do whatever is best for infant |
We need to think about what is best for infant |
Infant will develop problems if low oxygen |
Infant may develop problems if low oxygen |
Infant should avoid low oxygen |
Infant will develop problems during extreme exercise |
Infant may develop problems during extreme exercise |
Infant should avoid extreme exercise |
Infant will develop problems at high altitude |
Infant may develop problems at high altitude |
Infant should avoid high altitude |
Infant may develop problems in military training |
Infant will develop problems in military training |
Infant should avoid military training |
You should watch or keep an eye on infant (not otherwise specified) |
Call doctor if problems develop: CF or SCH |
Specified CF or SCH: problems to call doctor about |