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3) The best response by the nurse is " A positive test for the BRCA1 mutation
identifies an increased risk for breast cancer,but not a certainty".
3. Another woman in the class said she had heard that there is a genetic test...
25. Which nursing diagnosis has the greatest priority when caring for a client recelving immunosuppressive agents? A. O Pain. B. OFatigue. C. Diarrhea. D. O Risk for infection. 3. Another woman in the class said she had heard that there isa genetic test that would diagnose breast cancer. What is the best response by the nurse? A O'A positive test for the BRCA1 mutation identifies an increased risk for breast cancer, but is not a certainty." B. "If the BRCA1...
I need a reply to the discussion below! Debate forum 3: Debate question, is bilateral mastectomy a good preventative choice for women who have all the genetic markers for breast cancer? Yes is it a good choice for women who have all the genetic markers for breast cancer, but for women who don’t have all the genetic markers it is not necessarily a good choice. Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer in women and second cause of...
Part III: Dr. Hernandez sits down with Ann and her partner. The doctor is sorry to report that Ann has breast cancer; however, because it was caught early and responds to estrogen and progesterone, the prognosis is good. At this point it looks like the cancer is stage 1. However, as Ann is young, the doctor wants to perform a couple tests. The first test is a genetic sequencing test for BRCA1 and BRCA2, as well as testing for other...
Elizabeth, age 27, had heard about the discovery of the gene and
about the mutation linked to Jewish women. Her paternal grandmother
had been diagnosed with breast cancer at age 51 and died two years
later, and Elizabeth worried that she may have inherited a variant
that would put her at increased risk.
She also worried about her mother, age 52 and apparently
cancer-free so far, and her 7- year old daughter.
Her daughter is not allowed to participate in...
please answer all the question to get a like. Part III Dr. Hernandez sits down with Ann and her partner. The doctor is sorry to report that Ann has breast cancer; however, because it was caught early and responds to estrogen and progesterone, the prognosis is good. At this point it looks like the cancer is stage 1. However, as Ann is young, the doctor wants to perform a couple of tests. The first test is a genetic sequencing test...
The Case Study in Cancer Part I Ann is a 27-year-old nurse working at the local hospital in surgery. She had worked hard to move into the specialty, and she was enjoying her career, friends, and family. She and her partner had been living together for about a year, and she was content. As a nurse, Ann knew the importance of doing breast self-exams, and did them regularly. In the shower one morning, she felt a lump she wasn’t familiar...
please answer Q. 44, 50, 52, 71. thanks!
Question 44 1 pts Which of the following is a type of test to determine if a person is at higher risk of developing a particular disease later in life? Predispositional genetic testing Diagnostic testing Carrier testing Presymptomatic genetic testing Prenatal testing Question 45 1 pts Suppose a certain gene contains the double-stranded sequence: 5 - ATGTTTAGCGCC-3:34 TACAAATCGCGG-5. If the top strand is the sense strand, which of the following would be...
A.K., a 68-yr-old married Asian American woman, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She is scheduled for surgery in the morning for a lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy with possible axillary node dissection. When she is seen in the preoperative clinic 1 week before surgery, she is crying uncontrollably and says, “My husband does not want to look at me anymore. He is afraid of what I am going to look like with a flat chest.” She says, “I...
Alice is a 24-year old female recently diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). She was recently married and is considering starting a family. When counseling her about the disease, you might include all of the following EXCEPT: SLE is very rare in women of childbearing age b. Symptoms may worsen with the use of oral contraceptives Symptoms may worsen during or after pregnancy d. There is a strong genetic component to the incidence of SLE Some patients with RA develop...
need some assistance with this. thank you very much 1. Free radicals are __________ . (A) molecules that have lost an electron (C) molecules with extra neutrons (B) escaped political prisoners (D) produced by vitamins 2. The chromosomal location of the APC gene was originally identified by finding a region of the genome that was _________ in patients with colorectal cancer. (A) deleted (B) rearranged (C) normal (D) unclear 3. The National Health Service of the United Kingdom (Britain) has...