Huntington disease - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The nurse is counseling a couple who suspect that they could bear a child with a genetic abnormality. What would be most important for the nurse to do when working with this family? A. Gather information for three generations. B. Inform the family of the need for information. C. Maintain the confidentiality of the information. D. Present the information in a factual, nondirective manner. - Answer: D Rationale: It is essential to respect client autonomy and present information in a factual,...

Which of the Following disorders is known to be heredity? Peripheral neuropathy Meningitis Huntington Chorea Seizure disorder - Correct answer-Huntington Chorea The Examiner asks the patient to close her eyes and then place a vibrating tuning fork on the patients ankle and asks her to indicate what is felt. What is being assessed? - Correct answer-Primary sensory function Multiple sclerosis - Correct answer-Fatigue, bowel and bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, sensory changes, mus...

Test Bank for Huether and McCance's Understanding Pathophysiology, Canadian Edition, 2nd Edition by Kelly Power, Stephanie Zettel, , Mohamed Toufic El-Hussein Table of Contents PART ONE: BASIC CONCEPTS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Unit 1: The Cell 1. Cellular Biology 2. Genes and Genetic Diseases 3. Epigenetics and Disease 4. Altered Cellular and Tissue Biology 5. Fluids and Electrolytes, Acids and Bases Unit 2: Mechanisms of Self-Defense 6. Innate Immunity: Inflammation and Wound Healing ...

LIFESCI 2G03 Term Test 1 Questions and Answers Fall 2024 with complete Solution; McMaster University Multiple Choice Questions Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Assume that a wild-type sequence is 5' AGCCTAC 3'. Which sequence could be produced by a transversion? A. 5' ATCCTAC 3' B. 5' AGCCCAC 3' C. 5' AGCCGCCGCCGCCTAC 3' D. 5' AGCCTGC 3' 2. In an organism DNA, an (A) base is changed to a (C) and the error is ...

26 y.o. w/HA and R-hand clumsiness for weeks. Exam shows difficulty w/rapid alternating movements of hand, overt intention tremor on finger-to-nose, and mildly dysmetric finger tamping. CNS intact and no papilledema. Where will damage show on MRI? - ANSWERCEREBELLUM Mesolimbic DA pathway includes which structure? - ANSWERVENTRAL STRIATUM In addiction, dopaminergic neurons project to nucleus accumbens. Cell bodies of these neurons reside in which area of brain? - ANSWERVENTRAL T...

Pathophysiology Exam 1 Questions and Answers An ordered photographic display of a set of chromosomes from a single cell is a(n): A) metaphase spread. B) autosomal spread. C) karyotype. D) anaphase spread. - Answer-c An error in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis is termed: A) aneuploidy. B) nondisjunction. C) polyploidy. D) anaplasia. - Answer-b A somatic cell that does not contain a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called: A) an aneuploid cell. B) a euploid c...

PAEA Internal Medicine EOR Questions with Complete Solutions 2024. Bell's Palsy causes cranial nerve 7 dysfunction S/S of Bell's Palsy Has forehead involvement (whereas a stroke does not affect forehead movement), facial weakness, inability to keep one eye closed Treatment for Bell's palsy Prednisone 60mg x 5 days, Valcyclovir 1000mg TID x 7 days, artificial tears, lacri lube at night When can I use tPA? ischemic stroke presenting within <3 hrs and CT head negative How do you treat ...

(MB) ASCP Practice Exam Questions and Answers Solved Correctly Which of the following is not a component of a nucleotide? Phosphate group Anti-codon Ribose sugar Nitrogen base - Answer ️️ -Anti-codon According to Chargaff's rule of base pairing, adenine pairs with: - Answer ️️ -Thymine What genes would be screened in a breast cancer panel? - Answer ️️ -HER2, ERBB2, BRCA1 Next Generation Sequencing uses: - Answer ️️ -Short sequence reads Purines and pyrimidines differ f...

The nurse on an inpatient mental health unit is caring with the paranoid delusions who is refusing to eat. The client states that all the food and drinks have been poisoned. Which intervention by the nurse is appropriate? - ANSWER Provide the client food in unopened single serving packages After listening to the parents' report and seeing the ff pediatric clients, the nurse knows that which client demonstrates signs of abuse that may necessitate mandatory reporting? - ANSWER 5- year old whos...

(MB) ASCP PRACTICE EXAM|155 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ () Which of the following is not a component of a nucleotide? Phosphate group Anti-codon Ribose sugar Nitrogen base - correct answers Anti-codon According to Chargaff's rule of base pairing, adenine pairs with: - correct answers Thymine What genes would be screened in a breast cancer panel? - correct answers HER2, ERBB2, BRCA1 Next Generation Sequencing uses: - correct answers Short sequence reads Purines and pyri...