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A 6-year-old girl with a diagnosis of Marfan syndrome is being assessed at a community health clinic. Which of the following assessments would be the health care professional's lowest priority?
- A test of the child's visual acuity
- A musculoskeletal assessment
- Cardiovascular assessment
D. Tests of kidney function - CORRECT ANSWER: D. Tests of kidney function
A 7-year-old boy is admitted to the hospital with a suspected diagnosis of lead toxicity.Which of the following assessment findings is most congruent with the patient's diagnosis?
- Decreased deep tendon reflexes
- Hemoglobin 9.9 g/dL
- White blood cells (WBC) 11,000/mm3
D. Diffuse muscle pain - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Hemoglobin 9.9 g/dL
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A 77-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of stomach cancer has been found to have metastases in his liver. The patient and his family are surprised at this turn of events, stating that they don't see how he could have developed cancer in his liver. Which of the following facts would underlie the reply that the care team provides?
- The parenchymal tissue of the liver is particularly susceptible to secondary
malignancies.
- The portal circulatory system brings venous blood from the gastrointestinal tract into
the liver.
- The proximity of the liver to the stomach allows for direct spread of cancerous cells
due to a lack of contact inhibition.
- Hepatic stromal tissue shares characteristics with cancerous cells, including lack of
anchorage dependence. - CORRECT ANSWER: B. The portal circulatory system brings
venous blood from the gastrointestinal tract into the liver.
A child possesses a trait that is the result of the interaction of two different genes, neither of which could have produced the trait independently. Which of the following explanations best captures the genetic explanation for this?
- The trait is an expression of multiple alleles.
- Epistasis has dictated the phenotypic outcome.
- The outcome is the result of the interaction between collaborative genes.
D. The phenomenon is an example of polygenic inheritance. - CORRECT ANSWER: C.
The outcome is the result of the interaction between collaborative genes.
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