Reference no: EM133912147
Questions
1. Down syndrome is an example of a mutation that is
A. A chromosomal disorder *
B. An autosomal recessive disorder
C. A single gene (Mendelian)
D. An X-linked disorder
2. Which information should the nurse include in teaching clinic staff about X -linked recessive disorders?
A. The gene can be transmitted through generation of carrier females
B. The expression of the trait does not skip generation
C. The trait is always transmitted from father*
D. The gene is passed from an affected father to all his daughters*
E. The trait is expressed more often in females than in males
3. A patient with an autosomal dominant inherited diseases is puzzled why she is very sick, yet her sister who also has the gene is only mildly affected? The nurse's best explanation is
A. The sister will likely get sick later in life
B. Not all people with the gene are affected to the same extent*
C. There is no explanation for this result
D. The environment has influenced the disease.
4. In isotonic fluid volume deficit changes in total body water are accompanied by
A. Intravascular hypotonicity
B. increases in intracellular sodium
C. proportionate losses of sodium
D. increase intravascular water.
5. ---------Opposes filtration of fluid from the capillary to intestinal space. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A. Plasma capillary pressure
B. Plasma hydrostatic pressure
C. Plasma oncotic pressure
D. Interstitial hydrostatic pressure
E. Interstitial oncotic pressure.
6. A nurse taking care of a patient who is hypotensive knows which of the following compensatory mechanisms will be triggered first?
A. Conversion of angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2 in the lungs
B. release of renin from juxtaglomerular cells
C. Release of aldosterone from the adrenal gland.
D. Release of angiotensinogen from the liver
7. Which of the following antiretroviral medication classes blocks the integration of HIV DNA in to CD4 cells DNA?
A. Fusion and entry inhibitors
B. Integrase inhibitors*
C. Protease inhibitors
D. Nucleoside/ nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
8. A patient is undergoing a sleep lab test when the sleep lab technician notices EEG patterns with brain activity similar the normal awake .............
A. Delta waves
B. Rapid eye movement (REM)
C. Non rapid eye movement (NREM)
9. A patient seeks genetic screening for the presence of the BRA1/2 mutation. She knows that she is at risk for inheriting breast cancer because multiple members of her family have had it. What type of screening process is this?
A. Case finding*
B. Universal screening
C. Carrier screening
D. Health screening
10. A nurse is reviewing the diagnostic test results of a client with muscle cramps, weakness, and disorientation. Which of the following would the nurse identify as most likely contributing to the client's acute change in muscle and neutral tissue?
A. Oxygen saturation of 93% on room air
B. serum potassium of 3.2 m E q/Dl
C. Blood glucose level of 82 mg/d /L
D. Serum sodium level 127 m E q/d L