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WGU D027 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024
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WGU D027 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2024
Autosomal Dominant - ANSWER 1 parent has, 50% change of child having
Autosomal Recessive - ANSWER Both parents are carriers, 25% change of child having, 50% chance child
is a carrier.
Cystic Fibrosis - ANSWER affects pancreas causing secretions in lungs
21st Trisomy - ANSWER Down Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) - ANSWER male has extra X, female like qualities
Turner Syndrome - ANSWER Missing X in females
Alpha Thalassemia - ANSWER inherited blood disorder; mild to severe anemia
Beta Thallasemia - ANSWER low hemoglobin; contraindicated medication ferrous sulfate
Prevalence Risk - ANSWER proportion of the population affected at a certain time
Incidence rate - ANSWER number of new cases divided by population
Innate immunity - ANSWER inflammation; increased vascular permeability
B&T lymphocytes - ANSWER immune response
, primary malignant tumor - ANSWER lack of organization of cells
glucocorticoids - ANSWER used in combination with other agent to treat lymphoid tissue (leukemia).
glucocorticoids are directly toxic to lymphoid tissues.
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM) - ANSWER for hormone receptor positive and advanced
breast cancer. (Tamoxifin reduces risk and recurrence risk)
Heart failure - ANSWER impairment of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood; heart cannot meet
metabolic need of the body.
CHF - ANSWER heart cannot keep up with metabolic needs; volume overload in pulmonary area
Left Ventricular Dysfunction - ANSWER reduced ejection fraction; ventricle having issue ejecting blood.
normal ejection fraction - ANSWER 55 - 60 % (blood pumped out with each heartbeat)
Ejection fraction of 50% - reduced or preserved? - ANSWER preserved
Diastolic CHF - ANSWER preserved ejection fraction, problem is with filling
Systolic CHF - ANSWER reduced ejection fraction, problem is with ejecting
Left sided CHF - ANSWER pulmonary (JVD, fluid volume overload, rails, S-3 murmurs) ** #1 cause of
Right sided CHF
BNP - ANSWER gold standard lab test to diagnose CHF
Echocardiogram - ANSWER Diagnostic tool, evaluates heart structure and function
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