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WGU D027 Study Guide Questions and Answers 100% Pass Autosomal Dominant ✔✔1 parent has, 50% change of child having Autosomal Recessive ✔✔Both parents are carriers, 25% change of child havin... g, 50% chance child is a carrier. Cystic Fibrosis ✔✔affects pancreas causing secretions in lungs 21st Trisomy ✔✔Down Syndrome Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) ✔✔male has extra X, female like qualities Turner Syndrome ✔✔Missing X in females Alpha Thalassemia ✔✔inherited blood disorder; mild to severe anemia Beta Thallasemia ✔✔low hemoglobin; contraindicated medication ferrous sulfate Prevalence Risk ✔✔proportion of the population affected at a certain time Incidence rate ✔✔number of new cases divided by population Innate immunity ✔✔inflammation; increased vascular permeability B&T lymphocytes ✔✔immune response primary malignant tumor ✔✔lack of organization of cells glucocorticoids ✔✔used in combination with other agent to treat lymphoid tissue (leukemia). glucocorticoids are directly toxic to lymphoid tissues. Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM) ✔✔for hormone receptor positive and advanced breast cancer. (Tamoxifin reduces risk and recurrence risk) Heart failure ✔✔impairment of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood; heart cannot meet metabolic need of the body. CHF ✔✔heart cannot keep up with metabolic needs; volume overload in pulmonary area Left Ventricular Dysfunction ✔✔reduced ejection fraction; ventricle having issue ejecting blood. normal ejection fraction ✔✔55 - 60 % (blood pumped out with each heartbeat) Ejection fraction of 50% - reduced or preserved? ✔✔preserved Diastolic CHF ✔✔preserved ejection fraction, problem is with filling Systolic CHF ✔✔reduced ejection fraction, problem is with ejecting Left sided CHF ✔✔pulmonary (JVD, fluid volume overload, rails, S-3 murmurs) ** #1 cause of Right sided CHF BNP ✔✔gold standard lab test to diagnose CHF Echocardiogram ✔✔Diagnostic tool, evaluates heart structure and function At Risk for HF - Stage A ✔✔no structural heart disease or symptoms of heart failure Stage A HF co-morbidities ✔✔htn, atherosclerotic disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, patients using cardiotoxins with family history Therapy goals of stage A HF ✔✔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 ✔✔structural heart disease but no symptoms of heart failure Stage B HF co-morbidities ✔✔previous MI, LV r [Show More]

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