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Maternal Health Issues in the US Questions
Question 1 of 5
Cancer is now recognized as a genetic disorder that begins with one or more genetic mutations. Which type of cancer is specifically being investigated in this regard?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Colorectal cancer usually results from one or more predisposing genes and is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in women. Although tobacco smoke is a known causative factor for lung cancer, an acquired mutation of an oncogene may also be present. Liver cancer is not being investigated in this regarOral cancer may be caused by an inherited mutation of one or more oncogenes.
Question 2 of 5
Which statement most accurately describes dominant genetic disorders?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Each pregnancy is an independent event. The risk factor (e.g., one-in-two, one-in-four) remains the same for each child, no matter how many children are born to the family. In a dominant disorder, the likelihood of recurrence in subsequent children is 50% (i.e., one-in-two). An autosomal recessive disease carries a one-in-four chance of recurrence. In disorders involving maternal ingestion of drugs, subsequent children would be at risk only if the mother continued to take the drugs; the rate of risk would be difficult to calculate.
Question 3 of 5
Individual irregularities in the ovarian (menstrual) cycle are most often caused by what?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A woman arrives at the clinic for her annual examination. She tells the nurse that she thinks she has a vaginal infection, and she has been using an over-the-counter cream for the past 2 days to treat it. How should the nurse initially respond?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A blind woman has arrived for an examination. Her guide dog assists her to the examination room. She appears nervous and says, 'I've never had a pelvic examination.' What response from the nurse would be most appropriate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.