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©THESTAR EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 | P a g e WGU D027 Study Guide Autosomal Dominant - answer1 parent has, 50% change of child having Autosomal Recessive - answerBoth parents are carriers, 25% change of child having, 50% chance child is a carrier. Cystic Fibrosis - ans...

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Autosomal Dominant - answer✔1 parent has, 50% change of child having


Autosomal Recessive - answer✔Both parents are carriers, 25% change of child having, 50%

chance child is a carrier.


Cystic Fibrosis - answer✔affects pancreas causing secretions in lungs


21st Trisomy - answer✔Down Syndrome


Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) - answer✔male has extra X, female like qualities


Turner Syndrome - answer✔Missing X in females


Alpha Thalassemia - answer✔inherited blood disorder; mild to severe anemia


Beta Thallasemia - answer✔low hemoglobin; contraindicated medication ferrous sulfate


Prevalence Risk - answer✔proportion of the population affected at a certain time


Incidence rate - answer✔number of new cases divided by population


Innate immunity - answer✔inflammation; increased vascular permeability




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B&T lymphocytes - answer✔immune response


primary malignant tumor - answer✔lack of organization of cells


glucocorticoids - answer✔used in combination with other agent to treat lymphoid tissue

(leukemia). glucocorticoids are directly toxic to lymphoid tissues.


Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM) - answer✔for hormone receptor positive and

advanced breast cancer. (Tamoxifin reduces risk and recurrence risk)


Heart failure - answer✔impairment of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood; heart cannot

meet metabolic need of the body.


CHF - answer✔heart cannot keep up with metabolic needs; volume overload in pulmonary area


Left Ventricular Dysfunction - answer✔reduced ejection fraction; ventricle having issue ejecting

blood.


normal ejection fraction - answer✔55 - 60 % (blood pumped out with each heartbeat)


Ejection fraction of 50% - reduced or preserved? - answer✔preserved


Diastolic CHF - answer✔preserved ejection fraction, problem is with filling


Systolic CHF - answer✔reduced ejection fraction, problem is with ejecting


Left sided CHF - answer✔pulmonary (JVD, fluid volume overload, rails, S-3 murmurs) ** #1

cause of Right sided CHF


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BNP - answer✔gold standard lab test to diagnose CHF


Echocardiogram - answer✔Diagnostic tool, evaluates heart structure and function


At Risk for HF - Stage A - answer✔no structural heart disease or symptoms of heart failure


Stage A HF co-morbidities - answer✔htn, atherosclerotic disease, diabetes, metabolic

syndrome, patients using cardiotoxins with family history


Therapy goals of stage A HF - answer✔treat htn, encourage smoking cessation, encourage

regular exercise, treat lipid disorders, discourage alcohol intake/drug use, control metabolic

syndrome


Meds: ACEI or Angiotensin II RB for vascular disease or diabetes (avapro, losartan, benicar,

diovan, etc)


At Risk for HF - Stage B - answer✔structural heart disease but no symptoms of heart failure


Stage B HF co-morbidities - answer✔previous MI, LV remodeling with LV hypertrophy and low

EF, asymptomatic valvular disease


Therapy goals of Stage B HF - answer✔Meds: ACEI or ARB, Beta-blockers, inplantable

defibrillators


Stage C heart failure - answer✔structural heart disease with prior or current symptoms of HF


Presentation of Stage C HF - answer✔known structural heart disease and shortness of breath

and fatigue, reduced exercise tolerance

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