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Autosomal Dominant → 1 parent has, 50% change of child having Autosomal Recessive → Both parents are carriers, 25% change of child having, 50% chance child is a carrier. Cystic Fibrosis → affects pancreas causing secretions in lungs 21st Trisomy → Down Syndrome Klinefelter Syndrome ...

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WGU D027 Study Guide Questions and
Correct Answers the Latest Update and
Recommended Version
Autosomal Dominant


→ 1 parent has, 50% change of child having


Autosomal Recessive

→ Both parents are carriers, 25% change of child having, 50% chance child is a carrier.


Cystic Fibrosis

→ affects pancreas causing secretions in lungs


21st Trisomy

→ Down Syndrome


Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY)


→ male has extra X, female like qualities


Turner Syndrome

→ Missing X in females


Alpha Thalassemia

→ inherited blood disorder; mild to severe anemia


Beta Thallasemia

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→ low hemoglobin; contraindicated medication ferrous sulfate


Prevalence Risk


→ proportion of the population affected at a certain time


Incidence rate

→ number of new cases divided by population


Innate immunity

→ inflammation; increased vascular permeability


B&T lymphocytes


→ immune response


primary malignant tumor

→ lack of organization of cells


glucocorticoids

→ used in combination with other agent to treat lymphoid tissue (leukemia).
glucocorticoids are directly toxic to lymphoid tissues.


Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM)


→ for hormone receptor positive and advanced breast cancer. (Tamoxifin reduces risk
and recurrence risk)


Heart failure



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→ impairment of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood; heart cannot meet metabolic
need of the body.


CHF

→ heart cannot keep up with metabolic needs; volume overload in pulmonary area


Left Ventricular Dysfunction

→ reduced ejection fraction; ventricle having issue ejecting blood.


normal ejection fraction

→ 55 - 60 % (blood pumped out with each heartbeat)


Ejection fraction of 50% - reduced or preserved?


→ preserved


Diastolic CHF

→ preserved ejection fraction, problem is with filling


Systolic CHF

→ reduced ejection fraction, problem is with ejecting


Left sided CHF


→ pulmonary (JVD, fluid volume overload, rails, S-3 murmurs) ** #1 cause of Right sided
CHF


BNP



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