WGU D027 Study Guide questions with verified
answers
Autosomal Dominant Ans ✔✔-1 parent has, 50% change of child having
Autosomal Recessive Ans ✔✔-Both parents are carriers, 25% change of
child having, 50% chance child is a carrier.
Cystic Fibrosis Ans ✔✔-affects pancreas causing secretions in lungs
21st Trisomy Ans ✔✔-Down Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) Ans ✔✔-male has extra X, female like
qualities
Turner Syndrome Ans ✔✔-Missing X in females
Alpha Thalassemia Ans ✔✔-inherited blood disorder; mild to severe
anemia
Beta Thallasemia Ans ✔✔-low hemoglobin; contraindicated medication
ferrous sulfate
Prevalence Risk Ans ✔✔-proportion of the population affected at a
certain time
,Incidence rate Ans ✔✔-number of new cases divided by population
Innate immunity Ans ✔✔-inflammation; increased vascular permeability
B&T lymphocytes Ans ✔✔-immune response
primary malignant tumor Ans ✔✔-lack of organization of cells
glucocorticoids Ans ✔✔-used in combination with other agent to treat
lymphoid tissue (leukemia). glucocorticoids are directly toxic to
lymphoid tissues.
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM) Ans ✔✔-for hormone
receptor positive and advanced breast cancer. (Tamoxifin reduces risk
and recurrence risk)
Heart failure Ans ✔✔-impairment of the ventricle to fill with or eject
blood; heart cannot meet metabolic need of the body.
CHF Ans ✔✔-heart cannot keep up with metabolic needs; volume
overload in pulmonary area
Left Ventricular Dysfunction Ans ✔✔-reduced ejection fraction;
ventricle having issue ejecting blood.
, normal ejection fraction Ans ✔✔-55 - 60 % (blood pumped out with each
heartbeat)
Ejection fraction of 50% - reduced or preserved? Ans ✔✔-preserved
Diastolic CHF Ans ✔✔-preserved ejection fraction, problem is with
filling
Systolic CHF Ans ✔✔-reduced ejection fraction, problem is with ejecting
Left sided CHF Ans ✔✔-pulmonary (JVD, fluid volume overload, rails,
S-3 murmurs) ** #1 cause of Right sided CHF
BNP Ans ✔✔-gold standard lab test to diagnose CHF
Echocardiogram Ans ✔✔-Diagnostic tool, evaluates heart structure and
function
At Risk for HF - Stage A Ans ✔✔-no structural heart disease or
symptoms of heart failure
Stage A HF co-morbidities Ans ✔✔-htn, atherosclerotic disease,
diabetes, metabolic syndrome, patients using cardiotoxins with family
history
answers
Autosomal Dominant Ans ✔✔-1 parent has, 50% change of child having
Autosomal Recessive Ans ✔✔-Both parents are carriers, 25% change of
child having, 50% chance child is a carrier.
Cystic Fibrosis Ans ✔✔-affects pancreas causing secretions in lungs
21st Trisomy Ans ✔✔-Down Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) Ans ✔✔-male has extra X, female like
qualities
Turner Syndrome Ans ✔✔-Missing X in females
Alpha Thalassemia Ans ✔✔-inherited blood disorder; mild to severe
anemia
Beta Thallasemia Ans ✔✔-low hemoglobin; contraindicated medication
ferrous sulfate
Prevalence Risk Ans ✔✔-proportion of the population affected at a
certain time
,Incidence rate Ans ✔✔-number of new cases divided by population
Innate immunity Ans ✔✔-inflammation; increased vascular permeability
B&T lymphocytes Ans ✔✔-immune response
primary malignant tumor Ans ✔✔-lack of organization of cells
glucocorticoids Ans ✔✔-used in combination with other agent to treat
lymphoid tissue (leukemia). glucocorticoids are directly toxic to
lymphoid tissues.
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM) Ans ✔✔-for hormone
receptor positive and advanced breast cancer. (Tamoxifin reduces risk
and recurrence risk)
Heart failure Ans ✔✔-impairment of the ventricle to fill with or eject
blood; heart cannot meet metabolic need of the body.
CHF Ans ✔✔-heart cannot keep up with metabolic needs; volume
overload in pulmonary area
Left Ventricular Dysfunction Ans ✔✔-reduced ejection fraction;
ventricle having issue ejecting blood.
, normal ejection fraction Ans ✔✔-55 - 60 % (blood pumped out with each
heartbeat)
Ejection fraction of 50% - reduced or preserved? Ans ✔✔-preserved
Diastolic CHF Ans ✔✔-preserved ejection fraction, problem is with
filling
Systolic CHF Ans ✔✔-reduced ejection fraction, problem is with ejecting
Left sided CHF Ans ✔✔-pulmonary (JVD, fluid volume overload, rails,
S-3 murmurs) ** #1 cause of Right sided CHF
BNP Ans ✔✔-gold standard lab test to diagnose CHF
Echocardiogram Ans ✔✔-Diagnostic tool, evaluates heart structure and
function
At Risk for HF - Stage A Ans ✔✔-no structural heart disease or
symptoms of heart failure
Stage A HF co-morbidities Ans ✔✔-htn, atherosclerotic disease,
diabetes, metabolic syndrome, patients using cardiotoxins with family
history
