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WGU D027 Study Guide
1.Autosomal Dominant: 1 parent has, 50% change of child having
2.Autosomal Recessive: Both parents are carriers, 25% change of child
having, 50% chance child is a carrier.
3.Cystic Fibrosis: affects pancreas causing secretions in lungs
4.21st Trisomy: Down Syndrome
5.Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY): male has extra X, female like qualities
6.Turner Syndrome: Missing X in females
7.Alpha Thalassemia: inherited blood disorder; mild to severe anemia
8.Beta Thallasemia: low hemoglobin; contraindicated medication ferrous
sulfate
9.Prevalence Risk: proportion of the population affected at a certain
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10.Incidence rate: number of new cases divided by population
11.Innate immunity: inflammation; increased vascular permeability
12.B&T lymphocytes: immune response
13.primary malignant tumor: lack of organization of cells
14.glucocorticoids: used in combination with other agent to treat
lymphoid tissue (leukemia). glucocorticoids are directly toxic to lymphoid tissues.
15.Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM): for hormone receptor
pos- itive and advanced breast cancer. (Tamoxifin reduces risk and recurrence risk)
16.Heart failure: impairment of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood;
heart cannot meet metabolic need of the body.
17.CHF: heart cannot keep up with metabolic needs; volume
overload in pul- monary area
18.Left Ventricular Dysfunction: reduced ejection fraction; ventricle
having issue ejecting blood.
19.normal ejection fraction: 55 - 60 % (blood pumped out with each
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20.Ejection fraction of 50% - reduced or preserved?: preserved
21.Diastolic CHF: preserved ejection fraction, problem is with filling
22.Systolic CHF: reduced ejection fraction, problem is with ejecting
23.Left sided CHF: pulmonary (JVD, fluid volume overload, rails, S-3
murmurs) ** #1 cause of Right sided CHF
24.BNP: gold standard lab test to diagnose CHF
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