WGU D027 Exam: WGU D027 Study
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Autosomal Dominant (Ans- 1 parent has, 50% change of child having
Autosomal Recessive (Ans- Both parents are carriers, 25% change of child having, 50% chance child is a carrier.
Cystic Fibrosis (Ans- affects pancreas causing secretions in lungs
21st Trisomy (Ans- Down Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) (Ans- male has extra X, female like qualities
Turner Syndrome (Ans- Missing X in females
Alpha Thalassemia (Ans- inherited blood disorder; mild to severe anemia
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Beta Thalassemia (Ans- low hemoglobin; contraindicated medication ferrous sulfate
Prevalence Risk (Ans- proportion of the population affected at a certain time
Incidence rate (Ans- number of new cases divided by population
Innate immunity (Ans- inflammation; increased vascular permeability
B&T lymphocytes (Ans- immune response
primary malignant tumor (Ans- lack of organization of cells
glucocorticoids (Ans- used in combination with other agent to treat lymphoid tissue (leukemia). glucocorticoids are directly toxic to lymphoid tissues.
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM) (Ans- for hormone receptor positive and advanced breast cancer.(Tamoxifen reduces risk and recurrence risk)
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Heart failure (Ans- impairment of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood; heart cannot meet metabolic need of the body.
CHF (Ans- heart cannot keep up with metabolic needs; volume overload in pulmonary area
Left Ventricular Dysfunction (Ans- reduced ejection fraction; ventricle having issue ejecting blood.
normal ejection fraction (Ans- 55 - 60 % (blood pumped out with each heartbeat)
Ejection fraction of 50% - reduced or preserved?(Ans- preserved
Diastolic CHF (Ans- preserved ejection fraction, problem is with filling
Systolic CHF (Ans- reduced ejection fraction, problem is with ejecting
Left sided CHF (Ans- pulmonary (JVD, fluid volume overload, rails, S-3 murmurs) ** #1 cause of Right sided CHF
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