Hereditary syndromes Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) Review Exam Questions & Answers How much breast and ovarian cancer is hereditary? - ANSWER-5-10% for breast cancer 10% for ovarian cancer 15-20% of breast cancers are familial clusters Autosomal Dominant High penetrance Breast cancer genes/Conditions - ANSWER-HBOC: BRCA1 and 2 Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: TP53 Cowden Syndrome: PTEN PALB2 Associated Cancer syndromes Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer: CDH1 Peutz Jaeger Syndrome: STK...

Diagnostic confirmation of acute leukemia is based on A Bone marrow aspiration and . biopsy B Pancytopenia . C Hyperuricemia . D All of the above . Which of the following is the most common complication of the myelodysplastic syndromes? A Fatigue . B Cardiomyopa . thy C Falls . D Bleeding . A 50-year-old male presents to the office complaining of abnormal bleeding. He denies taking medications and personal or family history of bleeding. The initial laboratory testing...

 Question 2 1 out of 1 points Central obesity, “moon” face, and dorsocervical fat pad are associated with: A . Metabolic syndrome B . Unilateral pheochromocytoma C . Cushing’s syndrome D . None of the above  Question 3 1 out of 1 points An elderly man is started on lisinopril and hydrochlorhiazide for hypertension. Three days later, he returns to the office complaining of left great toe pain. On exam, the nurse practitioner notes an edematous, erythematous tender ...

What age do you being colon CA screening? CORRECT ANSWER begin at 50 or if one family member has it then you begin at age 40 or 10 years before the age of onset in the family member Major of colorectal CAs are? CORRECT ANSWER adenocarcinomas most specific and sensitive dx test for colorectal cancer? CORRECT ANSWER Colonoscopy What can be used as a surveillance method for recurrence of colorectal cancer? CORRECT ANSWER CEA tumor marker Villous adenomas vs. tubular adenomas? CORRECT ...

A 45yearold man with colon cancer comes for genetic counseling. In conjunction with microsatellite instability testing, which of the following tests done on his colon tumor would be MOST helpful in deciding about testing for germline Lynch syndrome mutations? A. comparative genomic hybridization B. tumor cell karyotype C. immunohistochemical staining D. loss of heterozygosity correct answers C. immunohistochemical staining A 43yearold woman seeks genetic counseling because of a recent di...

NR 507 Week 7 Assignment: CNS: Sensory and Motor Disorders (E-dapt Content) Dementia Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder that is considered a progressive disease that is associated with impai red cortical function. It is an all-encompassing term. Note the diagram of the brain below that demonstrates the effect of dementia on the cerebral cortex that demonstrates severe cortical shrinking: Dementia is not a stand-alone disease, but rather, a group of symptoms caused by an underlying conditio...

TEST BANK FOR ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT & CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS IN PRIMARYCARE 6TH EDITION DAINS ISBN: 9780323594554. Which type of clinical decision-making is most reliable? A. Intuitive B. Analytical C. Experiential D. Augenblick 2. Which of the following is false? To obtain adequate history, health-care providers must be: A. Methodical and systematic B. Attentive to the patient’s verbal and nonverbal language C. Able to accurately interpret the patient’s responses D. Adept at rea...

USMLE STEP 1- First AidDiseases/Disorders/Deficiencies/Syndromes Exam 2023 (A+) Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency - ANS-An immunodeficiency disorder and one type of SCIDs that is caused by an *inborn error in the metabolism of adenine*. The accumulation of adenine destroys both B and T lymphocytes. Increase in dATP is lymphotoxic Lesch-Nyhan syndrome - ANS-*Defective purine salvage due to absent HGPRT*, which converts hypoxanthine to IMP and guanine to GMP. Results in *excess uric ...

Green River College: BIOL 100 Unit 3 Notes Latest Updated Chapter 6: Energy for life Learning Objectives: 1. Identify the cellular structure where photosynthesis occurs and describe its function. 2. State the overall chemical equation for photosynthesis. 3. Recognize what is meant by the terms reduction and oxidation. 4. Describe the function of photosynthetic pigments. 5. Explain the flow of electrons in the light reactions. 6. Explain how ATP and NADPH are generated in the light reac...

SEE Practice Review Exam 2023 During fetal monitoring, Type III decelerations are thought to be related to: • head compression • umbilical cord compression • uteroplacental insufficiency • placental abruption - ANS-umbilical cord compression Type III, or variable, decelerations are the most common type of decelerations. They are thought to be related to umbilical cord compression and intermittent decreases in umbilical blood flow. The arteria radicularis magna, or artery of Ad...