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ATwomanTisTseenTforTgeneticTcounselingTbecauseTherTthreeTyearToldTsonTwasTrecentl
yTdiagnosedTwithTDuchene'sTMuscularTDystrophy.TSheTisTfeelingTveryTguiltyTaboutTthe
TdiagnosisTandTtheTfactTthatTsheTpassedTalongTthisTdiseaseTtoTherTson.THerTson'sTph
ysicianThasTreferredTherTtoTseeTaTcardiologistTonTnumerousToccasionsTbutTsheThasTn
otTkeptTtheTscheduledTappointments.TWhatTisTtheTbestTapproachTtoTtakeTwithTthisTpati
entTtoTencourageTherTtoTseeTaTcardiologist?
A)TTellTherTthatTsheTisTbeingTirresponsibleTandTwastingTtheTcardiologist'sTtimeTbyTnotT
keepingTherTscheduledTappointments
B)TDiscussTwithTherTtheTreasonsTwhyTsheThasTnotTbeenTableTtoTkeepTherTscheduledT
appointmentsTandTprovideTsupportTtoTencourageTherTtoTmakeTkeepTherTnextTappoint
ment
C)TTellTherTthatTsheTisTatTriskTforTcardiacTdiseaseTandTthatTsheTmustTkeepTherTappoi
ntment
D)TExplainTthatTifTsheTwantsTtoThaveTmoreTchildrenTitTisTimportantTtoTmaintainTherTow
nThealthT-TCorrectTAnswer-B
AT22TyearToldTwomanTisTreferredTtoTgeneticsTclinicTforTevaluationTofTfrequentTnoseble
edsToftenToccurringTatTnight.TInTtakingTaTfamilyThistory,TyouTlearnTherTfatherThasTalsoT
experiencedTrecurrentTnosebleedsTandTherTpaternalTgrandmotherTdiedTfromTaTstrokeTi
nTherT50s.TUponTexam,TyourTpatientTwasTfoundTtoThaveTtelangiectasesTonTherTmouth
TandThands.TWhatTdiagnosisTisTmostTlikely?
A)TAtaxia-telangiectasia
B)THemophiliaTB
C)THereditaryTHemorrhagicTTelangiectasia
D)THereditaryTHemochromatosisT-TCorrectTAnswer-C
PleaseTselectTtheTcopingTstyleTwhichTisTbestTrepresentedTbyTtheTcounselee:TTheTgen
eticTcounselorTisTmeetingTwithTaTmotherTofTaTchildTwithTmultipleTcongenitalTanomalies
.TAfterTherTinitialTgrief,TsheTnowTstatesTtheTchildTisTaTgiftTwhichTwillThelpTherTtoTbecom
eTaTstrongerTpersonTandTallowTherTtheTopportunityTtoTprovideTtheTbestTcareTandTenvir
onmentTforTaTchildTsevereTmedicalTproblems.
A)TAcceptTresponsibility
B)TDistancing
C)TPositiveTreappraisal
D)TSeekTsocialTsupportT-TCorrectTAnswer-C
, ATwomanThasTanTultrasoundTevaluationTthatTrevealsTtheTfetusThasTcaudalTregression.
TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTmaternalTconditionsTisTmostTcloselyTassociatedTwithTthisTbirth
Tdefect?
A)TEpilepsy
B)THighTbloodTpressure
C)THIV
D)TTypeTITdiabetesT-TCorrectTAnswer-D
ATcoupleTwhoTareTfirstTcousinsTareTseenTforTpreconceptionTgeneticTcounselingTtoTfind
ToutTaboutTtheirTchancesTofThavingTaTchildTwithTaTgeneticTdiseaseTthatTrunsTinTtheirTf
amily.TTheirTcommonTmaternalTauntThasTPKU.TWhatTisTtheTchanceTthatTthisTcoupleTw
illThaveTaTchildTwithTPKU?
A)T1/9
B)T1/16
C)T1/36
D)T1/64T-TCorrectTAnswer-C
AT30TyearToldTmanTpresentsTwithTfatigueTandTjointTpainTinThisThands.TDuringTtheTapp
ointmentTaTpedigreeTisTconstructed.TWhichTofTtheseTstatementsTaboutTtheTfamilyThisto
ryTisTmostTcompellingTforThereditaryThemochromatosis?
A)TTheTpatientThasTaTbrotherTalsoThasTjointTpainTandTfatigue
B)TTheTpatientThasTCelticTAncestryTandTaTfatherTwithTprimaryTliverTcirrhosis
C)TTheTpatient'sTmotherTisTfromTIrelandTandTsheThasTironTdeficiencyTanemia
D)TTheTpatient'sTsisterTisTaTfrequentTbloodTdonorT-TCorrectTAnswer-B
WhenTcontractingTwithTaTpatientTatTtheTbeginningTofTaTgeneticTcounselingTsession,Tw
hichTofTtheTfollowingTshouldTtheTcounselorTaddressTFIRST?
A)TAnToutlineTforTtheTsessionTallowingTtheTpatientTtoTaddTanyTconcernsTtoTdiscussTinT
theTsession
B)TtheTchargesTforTtestingTandTifTtheTpatientTwantsTtheTinsuranceTcompanyTtoTbeTbille
d
C)TtheTpatient'sTethnicTbackgroundTtoTassessTtheTriskTforTotherTgeneticTconditions
D)TtheTpatient'sTreligiousTbackgroundTtoTdetermineThowTtoTprovideTinformationTinTaTse
nsitiveTmannerT-TCorrectTAnswer-A
ATnewlyTmarriedTwomanTwhoTisTsixTweeksTpregnantTpresentsTforTgeneticTcounselingT
becauseTsheTreportsTdrinkingTalcoholTduringTherThoneymoonTfourTweeksTago.TSheTisT
concernedTaboutTtheTchanceTofThavingTaTbabyTwithTaTproblemTdueTtoTherTalcoholTex
posure.TDuringTtheTgeneticTcounselingTsessionTwhichTinformationTisTtheTmostTappropr
iateTtoTprovideTtoTthisTpatient?
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ATwomanTisTseenTforTgeneticTcounselingTbecauseTherTthreeTyearToldTsonTwasTrecentl
yTdiagnosedTwithTDuchene'sTMuscularTDystrophy.TSheTisTfeelingTveryTguiltyTaboutTthe
TdiagnosisTandTtheTfactTthatTsheTpassedTalongTthisTdiseaseTtoTherTson.THerTson'sTph
ysicianThasTreferredTherTtoTseeTaTcardiologistTonTnumerousToccasionsTbutTsheThasTn
otTkeptTtheTscheduledTappointments.TWhatTisTtheTbestTapproachTtoTtakeTwithTthisTpati
entTtoTencourageTherTtoTseeTaTcardiologist?
A)TTellTherTthatTsheTisTbeingTirresponsibleTandTwastingTtheTcardiologist'sTtimeTbyTnotT
keepingTherTscheduledTappointments
B)TDiscussTwithTherTtheTreasonsTwhyTsheThasTnotTbeenTableTtoTkeepTherTscheduledT
appointmentsTandTprovideTsupportTtoTencourageTherTtoTmakeTkeepTherTnextTappoint
ment
C)TTellTherTthatTsheTisTatTriskTforTcardiacTdiseaseTandTthatTsheTmustTkeepTherTappoi
ntment
D)TExplainTthatTifTsheTwantsTtoThaveTmoreTchildrenTitTisTimportantTtoTmaintainTherTow
nThealthT-TCorrectTAnswer-B
AT22TyearToldTwomanTisTreferredTtoTgeneticsTclinicTforTevaluationTofTfrequentTnoseble
edsToftenToccurringTatTnight.TInTtakingTaTfamilyThistory,TyouTlearnTherTfatherThasTalsoT
experiencedTrecurrentTnosebleedsTandTherTpaternalTgrandmotherTdiedTfromTaTstrokeTi
nTherT50s.TUponTexam,TyourTpatientTwasTfoundTtoThaveTtelangiectasesTonTherTmouth
TandThands.TWhatTdiagnosisTisTmostTlikely?
A)TAtaxia-telangiectasia
B)THemophiliaTB
C)THereditaryTHemorrhagicTTelangiectasia
D)THereditaryTHemochromatosisT-TCorrectTAnswer-C
PleaseTselectTtheTcopingTstyleTwhichTisTbestTrepresentedTbyTtheTcounselee:TTheTgen
eticTcounselorTisTmeetingTwithTaTmotherTofTaTchildTwithTmultipleTcongenitalTanomalies
.TAfterTherTinitialTgrief,TsheTnowTstatesTtheTchildTisTaTgiftTwhichTwillThelpTherTtoTbecom
eTaTstrongerTpersonTandTallowTherTtheTopportunityTtoTprovideTtheTbestTcareTandTenvir
onmentTforTaTchildTsevereTmedicalTproblems.
A)TAcceptTresponsibility
B)TDistancing
C)TPositiveTreappraisal
D)TSeekTsocialTsupportT-TCorrectTAnswer-C
, ATwomanThasTanTultrasoundTevaluationTthatTrevealsTtheTfetusThasTcaudalTregression.
TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTmaternalTconditionsTisTmostTcloselyTassociatedTwithTthisTbirth
Tdefect?
A)TEpilepsy
B)THighTbloodTpressure
C)THIV
D)TTypeTITdiabetesT-TCorrectTAnswer-D
ATcoupleTwhoTareTfirstTcousinsTareTseenTforTpreconceptionTgeneticTcounselingTtoTfind
ToutTaboutTtheirTchancesTofThavingTaTchildTwithTaTgeneticTdiseaseTthatTrunsTinTtheirTf
amily.TTheirTcommonTmaternalTauntThasTPKU.TWhatTisTtheTchanceTthatTthisTcoupleTw
illThaveTaTchildTwithTPKU?
A)T1/9
B)T1/16
C)T1/36
D)T1/64T-TCorrectTAnswer-C
AT30TyearToldTmanTpresentsTwithTfatigueTandTjointTpainTinThisThands.TDuringTtheTapp
ointmentTaTpedigreeTisTconstructed.TWhichTofTtheseTstatementsTaboutTtheTfamilyThisto
ryTisTmostTcompellingTforThereditaryThemochromatosis?
A)TTheTpatientThasTaTbrotherTalsoThasTjointTpainTandTfatigue
B)TTheTpatientThasTCelticTAncestryTandTaTfatherTwithTprimaryTliverTcirrhosis
C)TTheTpatient'sTmotherTisTfromTIrelandTandTsheThasTironTdeficiencyTanemia
D)TTheTpatient'sTsisterTisTaTfrequentTbloodTdonorT-TCorrectTAnswer-B
WhenTcontractingTwithTaTpatientTatTtheTbeginningTofTaTgeneticTcounselingTsession,Tw
hichTofTtheTfollowingTshouldTtheTcounselorTaddressTFIRST?
A)TAnToutlineTforTtheTsessionTallowingTtheTpatientTtoTaddTanyTconcernsTtoTdiscussTinT
theTsession
B)TtheTchargesTforTtestingTandTifTtheTpatientTwantsTtheTinsuranceTcompanyTtoTbeTbille
d
C)TtheTpatient'sTethnicTbackgroundTtoTassessTtheTriskTforTotherTgeneticTconditions
D)TtheTpatient'sTreligiousTbackgroundTtoTdetermineThowTtoTprovideTinformationTinTaTse
nsitiveTmannerT-TCorrectTAnswer-A
ATnewlyTmarriedTwomanTwhoTisTsixTweeksTpregnantTpresentsTforTgeneticTcounselingT
becauseTsheTreportsTdrinkingTalcoholTduringTherThoneymoonTfourTweeksTago.TSheTisT
concernedTaboutTtheTchanceTofThavingTaTbabyTwithTaTproblemTdueTtoTherTalcoholTex
posure.TDuringTtheTgeneticTcounselingTsessionTwhichTinformationTisTtheTmostTappropr
iateTtoTprovideTtoTthisTpatient?