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AMNH GENETIC AND GENOMIC IN NURSING
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS |
ALREADY GRADED A+
Why do genetic counseling programs include extensive courses on laboratory
methods in genetics - correct-answer -To help patients understand testing
procedures and results
What is the heritability estimate for schizophrenia in the general populations -
correct-answer -80%
Caucasian take more warfarin than asia - correct-answer -Many Asian do not
breath down warfarin as fast as caucasians, so the drug is more effective at lower
dosages
What type of genetic test process information about as a symptomatic person's
risk for having a child with a specific autosomal recessive disorder in the future -
correct-answer -Carrier test
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What variable in a person with CAD increase the likelihood of a strong influence in
its expression - correct-answer -the problems is severe before age 50
An adult daughter whose mother gas bipolar disease because she engages in all of
the following behaviors. Which behavior should be explored further as a
manifestation of bipolar disease - correct-answer -Making frequent purchases of
expensive clothing that she never wears
A woman whose sister tested + for a specific mutation in the BRCA1 gene, which
increases the risk of breath and ovarian cancer, is found not th have mutation but
does have a mutation of unknown significance near the known mutation site. How
should this woman be counseled? - correct-answer -She should be informed that
she does not have the specific mutation but that because another mutation is
present she should be vigilant about screening.
What should be told to the pt who have been found to have genetic mutation that
increase the risk of colon cancer and says he does not want any of his family to
know about their result - correct-answer -It is not required that you tell anyone
about this Renault, However because your sibling and children may also be at risk
for common cancer, you should think about how this information might help them
Which condition provided the greatest support for a strong genetic contribution to
autism spectrum disorder - correct-answer -Concordance among dizygotic twins is
10 %
AMNH GENETIC AND GENOMIC IN NURSING
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS |
ALREADY GRADED A+
Why do genetic counseling programs include extensive courses on laboratory
methods in genetics - correct-answer -To help patients understand testing
procedures and results
What is the heritability estimate for schizophrenia in the general populations -
correct-answer -80%
Caucasian take more warfarin than asia - correct-answer -Many Asian do not
breath down warfarin as fast as caucasians, so the drug is more effective at lower
dosages
What type of genetic test process information about as a symptomatic person's
risk for having a child with a specific autosomal recessive disorder in the future -
correct-answer -Carrier test
, 2
What variable in a person with CAD increase the likelihood of a strong influence in
its expression - correct-answer -the problems is severe before age 50
An adult daughter whose mother gas bipolar disease because she engages in all of
the following behaviors. Which behavior should be explored further as a
manifestation of bipolar disease - correct-answer -Making frequent purchases of
expensive clothing that she never wears
A woman whose sister tested + for a specific mutation in the BRCA1 gene, which
increases the risk of breath and ovarian cancer, is found not th have mutation but
does have a mutation of unknown significance near the known mutation site. How
should this woman be counseled? - correct-answer -She should be informed that
she does not have the specific mutation but that because another mutation is
present she should be vigilant about screening.
What should be told to the pt who have been found to have genetic mutation that
increase the risk of colon cancer and says he does not want any of his family to
know about their result - correct-answer -It is not required that you tell anyone
about this Renault, However because your sibling and children may also be at risk
for common cancer, you should think about how this information might help them
Which condition provided the greatest support for a strong genetic contribution to
autism spectrum disorder - correct-answer -Concordance among dizygotic twins is
10 %
