A patient may be offered susceptibility screening for which of the following conditions?
A) Ovarian cancer
B) Asthma
C) Migraine headaches
D) Prostate cancer
Ans: A
Feedback: Genetic testing is used to determine the probability that a healthy person with or without a family history of a certain disease might develop the disease. Heredity of breast or ovarian cancer would be an example of a DNA gene mutation testing.
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a. "Do eyedrops help relieve your symptoms?" b. "Do you wear eye makeup?" c. "Do you notice a change between outdoors and indoors?" d. "Have you noticed any change in your visual acuity?"
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1. Impaired Social Interaction 2. Anxiety 3. Situational Low Self-Esteem 4. Impaired Skin Integrity
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a. nurses with associate degrees c. pediatric nurse practitioners b. baccalaureate-prepared nurses d. case managers
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