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Gail Model Pros correct answers Lifetime and 5-year breast cancer risk Determine eligibility to take chemoprevention Includes age, age at first live birth, age at menarche, # of FDR with BC, breast biopsy, atypical hyperplasia, race Gail model cons correct answers NOT used for women with LCIS/DCIS No other cancers Does not consider SDR Does not consider paternal history Does not consider age of onset for cancers Underestimates risk Claus Tables correct answers Calculate BC risk base...

HBOC correct answers breast, ovarian, prostate, melanoma Familial Adenomatous Polyposis correct answers CHRPE (congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium) Li-Fraumeni correct answers TP53 Early breast, sarcoma (osteo or soft tissue), brain, leukemia, **adrenocortical carcinoma, **choroid plexus carcinoma (childhood), fam hx childhood onset tumors Cowden correct answers Folliular Thyroid, Breast, uterine, macrocephaly, Lhermitte-Duclose disease (LDD)= cerebellar dysplastic...

Under what circumstances should an infant with clinical features of Down syndrome be karyotyped? A. Only if the parents desire more children B. Only if the mother is younger than 35 years old C. Only if not all of the features of Down syndrome are present D. Only if the mother has had 3 early miscarriages E. Always - Answer-E. Always What is the parental origin and stage of meiosis when most meiotic errors occur resulting in chromosomal trisomy? A. Maternal meiosis I B. Paternal...

A 26yearold woman comes for genetic counseling for presymptomatic testing for Huntington disease (HD). Her psychiatrist has told the genetic counselor that the woman has an unstable living situation and is showing signs of depression. The woman told the psychiatrist that "she has no one." The woman is very emotional when she arrives at the counselor's office and demands HD testing. Which of the following is the BEST way to proceed with the session? A. Explain being uncomfortable arranging ...

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ABGC Exam Prep Questions and Answers Advanced Empathy - CORRECT ANSWER-Used to go below the surface of a conversation Reflection of things not directly stated Includes reframing and interpretation confrontation - CORRECT ANSWER-Asking the client to see things differently Use it for the client's advantage Rogerian Counseling: Person-First Counseling - CORRECT ANSWER-Unconditional positive regard Be genuine Show empathy, warmth, and caring Be calm Therapeutic alliance/ dignity an...

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