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Autosomal Dominant - 1 parent has, 50% change of child having
Autosomal Recessive - Both parents are carriers, 25% change of child having, 50% chance child is a carrier.
Cystic Fibrosis - affects pancreas causing secretions in lungs
21st Trisomy - Down Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) - male has extra X, female like qualities
Turner Syndrome - Missing X in females
Alpha Thalassemia - inherited blood disorder; mild to severe anemia
Beta Thallasemia - low hemoglobin; contraindicated medication ferrous sulfate
Prevalence Risk - proportion of the population affected at a certain time
Incidence rate - number of new cases divided by population
Innate immunity - inflammation; increased vascular permeability
B&T lymphocytes - immune response
primary malignant tumor - lack of organization of cells
glucocorticoids - used in combination with other agent to treat lymphoid tissue (leukemia). glucocorticoids are directly toxic to lymphoid tissues.
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM) - for hormone receptor positive and advanced breast cancer. (Tamoxifin reduces risk and recurrence risk)
Heart failure - impairment of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood; heart cannot meet metabolic need of the body.
CHF - heart cannot keep up with metabolic needs; volume overload in pulmonary area
Left Ventricular Dysfunction - reduced ejection fraction; ventricle having issue ejecting blood.
normal ejection fraction - 55 - 60 % (blood pumped out with each heartbeat)
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