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Assignment:

Watch The Last Czars Episode 2, the Boys on Netflix. If you do not have access to Netflix or have concerns with scenes of sex or violence, please only watch the short clip listed below.

Netflix's the last Czars/ Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna gives birth to Alexei 1x02 - YouTube

After watching this episode or clip please respond to the questions below on the blackboard discussion.

1. In this episode, what symptom did the baby, Alexei Nikolaevich, display? Why do you think this symptom occurred? What disease is the most likely cause of this symptom?
2. Describe the pathophysiology of the disease that Alexei Nikolaevich has.
3. Why did the older women in the scene respond with shock and despair on their faces when they saw this symptom? Why would lay women with no medical experience understand the devastation of this disease in the year 1904? In your explanation, describe the hereditary pattern of this disease.
4. What activities put Alexei at risk for death? Why was Alexei's health so important to the throne?
5. How would a child born today be treated differently from how Alexei was treated?
6. As a Registered Nurse what information would you include in the prevention and treatment plan for a child diagnosed with this disease?
7. Comment on one of your classmate's posts.