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What is the gold standard for the suspected diagnosis of Celiac Disease? Correct Answer: Endoscopy with small intestine biopsy A 44-year-old woman has recently been diagnosed with advanced metastatic nonsmall-cell lung cancer. Genetic testing is ordered to determine if the patient's tumor has any genomic alterations and to guide treatment decisions. A few weeks later, the patient's test results come back positive for a genetic mutation. The APN starts osimertinib (Tagrisso). Based on this information, what type of genetic mutation does this patient have? Correct Answer: EGFR mutation and ALK Mutation Page 2 of 32 A 20-year-old male meets with an advanced professional nurse (APN) to discuss symptoms that have been slowly progressing over the past several years. He is mainly concerned because he has been falling frequently. Since childhood, his gait has consisted of walking on his toes. During middle school, he was able to participate in sports but was unable to participate in high school sports due to difficulty with running and jumping. Lately, he has noticed it takes longer and is more difficult to change positions from sitting to standing than it used to in the past. He has also been waking up with muscle and joint stiffness. The APRN notes that his family history is not significant for any chronic or genetic diseases. Which condition is likely to be the cause of these symptoms? Correct Answer: Becker muscular dystrophy --Becker muscular dystrophy (often called Becker MD or BMD) is a form of muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that gradually makes the body's muscles weaker and smaller. It causes less severe problems than the most common type, Duchenne muscular dystrophy.