ABGC Practice Exam Test 1 With 100%
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AT26yearoldTwomanTcomesTforTgeneticTcounselingTforTpresymptomaticTtestingTforTHuntingtonTdisease
T(HD).THerTpsychiatristThasTtoldTtheTgeneticTcounselorTthatTtheTwomanThasTanTunstableTlivingTsituatio
nTandTisTshowingTsignsTofTdepression.TTheTwomanTtoldTtheTpsychiatristTthatT"sheThasTnoTone."TTheT
womanTisTveryTemotionalTwhenTsheTarrivesTatTtheTcounselor'sTofficeTandTdemandsTHDTtesting.TWhich
TofTtheTfollowingTisTtheTBESTTwayTtoTproceedTwithTtheTsession?
A.TExplainTbeingTuncomfortableTarrangingTherTtesting,TandTreferTherTtoTanotherTgeneticTcounselor.
B.TDiscussTwithTtheTpatientTtheTstatementsTthatTsheTmade,TandTproceedTwithTtheTprotocolTandTtestin
gTasTrequested.
C.TProceedTwithTtestingTbecauseTherTdepressionTmayTbeTanTearlyTmanifestationTofTHD.
D.TAcknowledgeTtheTpatient'sTsituation,TandTreferTherTforTpsychologicalTservicesTbeforeTproceeding.
D.TAcknowledgeTtheTpatient'sTsituation,TandTreferTherTforTpsychologicalTservicesTbeforeTproceeding.
AT13yearoldTgirlTcomesTtoTtheTgeneticsTclinicTbecauseTofTfrequentTnosebleeds.TWhenTtakingTtheTfamil
yThistory,TwhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTtheTMOSTTimportantTforTtheTgeneticTcounselorTtoTelicit?
A.TgastrointestinalTbleeds
B.TvaricoseTveins
C.ThearingTloss
D.TrenalTcarcinoma
A.TgastrointestinalTbleeds
ATwomanTwhoTwasTevaluatedTandTdiagnosedTwithTfacioscapulohumeralT(FSH)TmuscularTdystrophyT10
TyearsTagoTcallsTtoTrequestTgeneralTinformationTtoTshareTwithTherTnewThusbandTandThisTfamily.TTheTc
oupleTisTconsideringTstartingTaTfamilyTinTtheTnearTfuture.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTtheTcounselor'sTB
ESTTresponseTtoTtheTwoman'sTrequest?
C.TOfferTgeneticTcounselingTtoTdiscussTnewTdevelopmentsTandTresources.
WhichTofTtheTfollowingTindividualsThasTtheTgreatestTriskTofThavingTaTchildTwithTDownTsyndrome?
A.TaTmanTwhoThasTt(14q;21q)
B.TaTwomanTwhoThasTt(14q;21q)
C.TaTwomanTwhoTisT35TyearsTold
D.TaTwomanTwhoThasTaTchildTwithTtrisomyT21
B.TaTwomanTwhoThasTt(14q;21q)
,ATpregnantTwomanThasTanTultrasoundTthatTidentifiesTaTlumbarTmeningomyeloceleTinTtheTfetus.TWhic
hTofTtheTfollowingTexposuresTisTMOSTTcloselyTassociatedTwithTthisTbirthTdefect?
A.Ttetracycline
B.Tlithium
C.Tphenytoin
D.TvalproicTacid
D.TvalproicTacid
UltrasonographyTofTaT26yearoldTwomanTatT16TweeksTgestationTshowsTfetalTfindingsTconsistentTwithTo
steogenesisTimperfecta,TtypeTII.TTheTwomanThadTaTpreviousTfetusTaffectedTwithTtheTsameTcondition.T
TheTwomanTandTherThusbandTareThealthyTandThaveTnoTobviousTclinicalTcharacteristicsTofTosteogenesi
sTimperfecta.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTtheTMOSTTlikelyTexplanationTforTthisTrecurrence?
A.TautosomalTrecessiveTinheritance
B.TdeTnovoTmutation
C.TgermlineTmosaicism
D.TincompleteTpenetrance
C.TgermlineTmosaicism
AT15yearoldTgirlTatT21TweeksTgestationTcomesTwithTherTmotherTtoTtheTgeneticTcounselorTbecauseTthe
TfetusThasTgastroschisis.TTheTpatient'sTmotherTinsistsTthatTtheTbirthTdefectTisTincompatibleTwithTlifeTa
ndTthatTsheTshouldTterminateTtheTpregnancy,TbutTtheTpatientTsaysTsheTwantsTtoTkeepTtheTbaby.THow
ever,TtheTpatientTsaysTthatTsheTmightTterminateTtheTpregnancyTifTtheTcounselorTsaysTtheTchancesTofT
theTfetusTsurvivingTareTpoor.TTheTmotherTbecomesTagitatedTwhenTtheTcounselorTstatesTthatTtheTbirth
TdefectTisToftenTcompatibleTwithTlife.TSheTaccusesTtheTcounselorTofTunderminingTherTauthorityTasTthe
Tmother.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTtheTBESTTresponseTbyTtheTcounselor?
A.TAcknowledgeTtheTmother'sTconcerns,TbutTinformTherTitTisTtheTcounselor'sobligationTtoTprovideTacc
urateTinformation.
B.TAskTtheTmotherTtoTleaveTsoTtheTcounselorTcanTspeakTwithTtheTdaughterTalone.
C.TCallTtheTdaughterTafterTtheTsessionTatTaTtimeTwhenTtheTmotherTisTnotTatThome.
D.TLeaveTtheTroomTforTaTshortTtime,TandTallowTprivateTdiscussionTbetweenTtheTmotherTandTherTdaug
hter.
IndividualTIII:2TinTtheTpedigreeTbelowTisTclinicallyTsuspectedTtoThaveTAngelmanTsyndrome.
IndividualTIII:2TinTtheTpedigreeTbelowTisTclinicallyTsuspectedTtoThaveTAngelmanTsyndrome.TFISHTtestin
gTforT15q11TdeletionTwasTnegative.TTheTBESTTnextTstepTinTtestingTwouldTbeTtoTdrawTbloodTfromTtheT
affectedTindividual,ThisTmother,TandTwhichTofTtheTfollowingTotherTindividuals?
A.TI:1TandTI:2
B.TI:2TandTI:4
C.TII:2TandTIII:3
D.TI:3TandTIII:3
, ATcoupleTwhoTareTfirstTcousinsTinquireTaboutTtheTchanceTofThavingTaTchildTaffectedTwithTaTgeneticTdi
sorder.TTheirTcommonTmaternalTuncleThasTgalactosemia.TTheTchanceTthatTtheyTwillThaveTchildTwithTg
alactosemiaTis
A.T1/8.
B.T1/16.
C.T1/36.
D.T1/64.
AT30yearoldTwomanTcomesTforTgeneticTcounselingTtoTdiscussTherTrecentTpresymptomaticTtestingTforT
HuntingtonTdiseaseT(HD),TwhichTwasTnegative.THerTmotherTwasTdiagnosedTwithTHDTatTageT36,TandThe
rTdeceasedTmaternalTgrandmotherTwasTdiagnosedTwithTHDTatTageT40.TNeitherThadTDNATtesting.TWhic
hTofTtheTfollowingTisTMOSTTimportantTtoTdiscussTwithTtheTwoman?
A.TConfirmatoryTDNATtestingTofTherTmotherTisTneeded.
B.THerTmotherTandTgrandmotherTdidTnotThaveTHD.
C.TSheTcouldTstillTdevelopTHDTbecauseTofTanticipation.TD.TSheTdidTnotTinheritTtheTfamilialTcondition.
A.TConfirmatoryTDNATtestingTofTherTmotherTisTneeded.
ATpregnantTwomanTisTundecidedTaboutTpursuingTinvasiveTtesting.TSheTasks,T"IfTITwereTyourTwife,Twha
tTwouldTyouTtellTmeTtoTdo?"TTheTcounselorTreplies,T"ITdon'tTknowTwhatTITwouldTdo,TbutTITdoTknowTw
hatTconcernsTITwouldTthinkTabout."TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTtechniquesTBESTTdescribesTthisTresponse?
A.TadviceTgiving
B.TdirectiveTguidance
C.TnondirectiveTcounseling
D.TnonjudgmentalTreflection
C.TnondirectiveTcounseling
WhichTofTtheTfollowingTlaboratoryTstudiesTisTMOSTTlikelyTtoTconfirmTtheTdiagnosisTofTSmithLemliOpitz
Tsyndrome?
A.T15q1113TmethylationTanalysis
B.TisoelectricTfocusingTofTtransferrinTC.TchromosomalTmicroarray
D.T7dehydrocholesterolTanalysis
D.T7dehydrocholesterolTanalysis
ATcoupleTwhoseTchildThadTaTpositiveTnewbornTscreenTforTgalactosemiaTisTseenTforTgeneticTcounseling
.TFollowupTtestingTshowedTslightlyTreducedTGALTTenzymeTactivity,Tgal1pTandTgalactitolTlevelsTwithinTn
ormalTlimits,TandToneTcopyTofTtheTQ188RTmutationTinTtheTGALTTgene.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTMOS
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AT26yearoldTwomanTcomesTforTgeneticTcounselingTforTpresymptomaticTtestingTforTHuntingtonTdisease
T(HD).THerTpsychiatristThasTtoldTtheTgeneticTcounselorTthatTtheTwomanThasTanTunstableTlivingTsituatio
nTandTisTshowingTsignsTofTdepression.TTheTwomanTtoldTtheTpsychiatristTthatT"sheThasTnoTone."TTheT
womanTisTveryTemotionalTwhenTsheTarrivesTatTtheTcounselor'sTofficeTandTdemandsTHDTtesting.TWhich
TofTtheTfollowingTisTtheTBESTTwayTtoTproceedTwithTtheTsession?
A.TExplainTbeingTuncomfortableTarrangingTherTtesting,TandTreferTherTtoTanotherTgeneticTcounselor.
B.TDiscussTwithTtheTpatientTtheTstatementsTthatTsheTmade,TandTproceedTwithTtheTprotocolTandTtestin
gTasTrequested.
C.TProceedTwithTtestingTbecauseTherTdepressionTmayTbeTanTearlyTmanifestationTofTHD.
D.TAcknowledgeTtheTpatient'sTsituation,TandTreferTherTforTpsychologicalTservicesTbeforeTproceeding.
D.TAcknowledgeTtheTpatient'sTsituation,TandTreferTherTforTpsychologicalTservicesTbeforeTproceeding.
AT13yearoldTgirlTcomesTtoTtheTgeneticsTclinicTbecauseTofTfrequentTnosebleeds.TWhenTtakingTtheTfamil
yThistory,TwhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTtheTMOSTTimportantTforTtheTgeneticTcounselorTtoTelicit?
A.TgastrointestinalTbleeds
B.TvaricoseTveins
C.ThearingTloss
D.TrenalTcarcinoma
A.TgastrointestinalTbleeds
ATwomanTwhoTwasTevaluatedTandTdiagnosedTwithTfacioscapulohumeralT(FSH)TmuscularTdystrophyT10
TyearsTagoTcallsTtoTrequestTgeneralTinformationTtoTshareTwithTherTnewThusbandTandThisTfamily.TTheTc
oupleTisTconsideringTstartingTaTfamilyTinTtheTnearTfuture.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTtheTcounselor'sTB
ESTTresponseTtoTtheTwoman'sTrequest?
C.TOfferTgeneticTcounselingTtoTdiscussTnewTdevelopmentsTandTresources.
WhichTofTtheTfollowingTindividualsThasTtheTgreatestTriskTofThavingTaTchildTwithTDownTsyndrome?
A.TaTmanTwhoThasTt(14q;21q)
B.TaTwomanTwhoThasTt(14q;21q)
C.TaTwomanTwhoTisT35TyearsTold
D.TaTwomanTwhoThasTaTchildTwithTtrisomyT21
B.TaTwomanTwhoThasTt(14q;21q)
,ATpregnantTwomanThasTanTultrasoundTthatTidentifiesTaTlumbarTmeningomyeloceleTinTtheTfetus.TWhic
hTofTtheTfollowingTexposuresTisTMOSTTcloselyTassociatedTwithTthisTbirthTdefect?
A.Ttetracycline
B.Tlithium
C.Tphenytoin
D.TvalproicTacid
D.TvalproicTacid
UltrasonographyTofTaT26yearoldTwomanTatT16TweeksTgestationTshowsTfetalTfindingsTconsistentTwithTo
steogenesisTimperfecta,TtypeTII.TTheTwomanThadTaTpreviousTfetusTaffectedTwithTtheTsameTcondition.T
TheTwomanTandTherThusbandTareThealthyTandThaveTnoTobviousTclinicalTcharacteristicsTofTosteogenesi
sTimperfecta.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTtheTMOSTTlikelyTexplanationTforTthisTrecurrence?
A.TautosomalTrecessiveTinheritance
B.TdeTnovoTmutation
C.TgermlineTmosaicism
D.TincompleteTpenetrance
C.TgermlineTmosaicism
AT15yearoldTgirlTatT21TweeksTgestationTcomesTwithTherTmotherTtoTtheTgeneticTcounselorTbecauseTthe
TfetusThasTgastroschisis.TTheTpatient'sTmotherTinsistsTthatTtheTbirthTdefectTisTincompatibleTwithTlifeTa
ndTthatTsheTshouldTterminateTtheTpregnancy,TbutTtheTpatientTsaysTsheTwantsTtoTkeepTtheTbaby.THow
ever,TtheTpatientTsaysTthatTsheTmightTterminateTtheTpregnancyTifTtheTcounselorTsaysTtheTchancesTofT
theTfetusTsurvivingTareTpoor.TTheTmotherTbecomesTagitatedTwhenTtheTcounselorTstatesTthatTtheTbirth
TdefectTisToftenTcompatibleTwithTlife.TSheTaccusesTtheTcounselorTofTunderminingTherTauthorityTasTthe
Tmother.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTtheTBESTTresponseTbyTtheTcounselor?
A.TAcknowledgeTtheTmother'sTconcerns,TbutTinformTherTitTisTtheTcounselor'sobligationTtoTprovideTacc
urateTinformation.
B.TAskTtheTmotherTtoTleaveTsoTtheTcounselorTcanTspeakTwithTtheTdaughterTalone.
C.TCallTtheTdaughterTafterTtheTsessionTatTaTtimeTwhenTtheTmotherTisTnotTatThome.
D.TLeaveTtheTroomTforTaTshortTtime,TandTallowTprivateTdiscussionTbetweenTtheTmotherTandTherTdaug
hter.
IndividualTIII:2TinTtheTpedigreeTbelowTisTclinicallyTsuspectedTtoThaveTAngelmanTsyndrome.
IndividualTIII:2TinTtheTpedigreeTbelowTisTclinicallyTsuspectedTtoThaveTAngelmanTsyndrome.TFISHTtestin
gTforT15q11TdeletionTwasTnegative.TTheTBESTTnextTstepTinTtestingTwouldTbeTtoTdrawTbloodTfromTtheT
affectedTindividual,ThisTmother,TandTwhichTofTtheTfollowingTotherTindividuals?
A.TI:1TandTI:2
B.TI:2TandTI:4
C.TII:2TandTIII:3
D.TI:3TandTIII:3
, ATcoupleTwhoTareTfirstTcousinsTinquireTaboutTtheTchanceTofThavingTaTchildTaffectedTwithTaTgeneticTdi
sorder.TTheirTcommonTmaternalTuncleThasTgalactosemia.TTheTchanceTthatTtheyTwillThaveTchildTwithTg
alactosemiaTis
A.T1/8.
B.T1/16.
C.T1/36.
D.T1/64.
AT30yearoldTwomanTcomesTforTgeneticTcounselingTtoTdiscussTherTrecentTpresymptomaticTtestingTforT
HuntingtonTdiseaseT(HD),TwhichTwasTnegative.THerTmotherTwasTdiagnosedTwithTHDTatTageT36,TandThe
rTdeceasedTmaternalTgrandmotherTwasTdiagnosedTwithTHDTatTageT40.TNeitherThadTDNATtesting.TWhic
hTofTtheTfollowingTisTMOSTTimportantTtoTdiscussTwithTtheTwoman?
A.TConfirmatoryTDNATtestingTofTherTmotherTisTneeded.
B.THerTmotherTandTgrandmotherTdidTnotThaveTHD.
C.TSheTcouldTstillTdevelopTHDTbecauseTofTanticipation.TD.TSheTdidTnotTinheritTtheTfamilialTcondition.
A.TConfirmatoryTDNATtestingTofTherTmotherTisTneeded.
ATpregnantTwomanTisTundecidedTaboutTpursuingTinvasiveTtesting.TSheTasks,T"IfTITwereTyourTwife,Twha
tTwouldTyouTtellTmeTtoTdo?"TTheTcounselorTreplies,T"ITdon'tTknowTwhatTITwouldTdo,TbutTITdoTknowTw
hatTconcernsTITwouldTthinkTabout."TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTtechniquesTBESTTdescribesTthisTresponse?
A.TadviceTgiving
B.TdirectiveTguidance
C.TnondirectiveTcounseling
D.TnonjudgmentalTreflection
C.TnondirectiveTcounseling
WhichTofTtheTfollowingTlaboratoryTstudiesTisTMOSTTlikelyTtoTconfirmTtheTdiagnosisTofTSmithLemliOpitz
Tsyndrome?
A.T15q1113TmethylationTanalysis
B.TisoelectricTfocusingTofTtransferrinTC.TchromosomalTmicroarray
D.T7dehydrocholesterolTanalysis
D.T7dehydrocholesterolTanalysis
ATcoupleTwhoseTchildThadTaTpositiveTnewbornTscreenTforTgalactosemiaTisTseenTforTgeneticTcounseling
.TFollowupTtestingTshowedTslightlyTreducedTGALTTenzymeTactivity,Tgal1pTandTgalactitolTlevelsTwithinTn
ormalTlimits,TandToneTcopyTofTtheTQ188RTmutationTinTtheTGALTTgene.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTMOS
