NSG 1520 Week #1 Quiz Names_Brittany
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Question #: 1
A nurse is caring for a 19-year-old female client who has never had a menstrual cycle. Physical
assessment reveals a webbed neck, short stature, and a broad and shieldlike chest. Which of the
following is the most probable cause of the client’s condition?
A. Turner syndrome.
B. Sheehan’s syndrome.
C. Asherman’s syndrome.
D. Mayer-Rokitansky-Hauser syndrome.
Question #: 2
While performing a newborn assessment, the nurse notices the infant shows signs of a genetic
disorder. The infant has low-set ears, a protruding tongue, and a simian line on the palm of his hand.
Which of the following is the cause of these features?
A. Turner Syndrome
B. Trisomy 21
C. Trisomy 13
D. Klinefelter Syndrome
Question #: 3
As a person ages, there is an increased risk of drug toxicity. Which of the following is the reason for
this increased risk?
A. Decreased ability to metabolize and excrete drugs.
B. Decreased strength of swallowing muscles.
C. Decreased gastric motility.
D. Decreased insulin resistance.
Question #: 4
The allelic traits of each parent are used to configure all possible combinations of inherited traits
when using which of the following tools?
A. Mendelian graph.
B. Punnett square.
C. Complex inheritance chart.
D. Genogram.
Question #: 5
Which of the following genetic disorders is characterized by cognitive impairment and primarily
caused by trisomy of chromosome 21?
A. Down Syndrome.
B. Klinefelter's Syndrome.
C. Tay Sachs Disease.
D. Niemann-Pick Disease.
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Question #: 1
A nurse is caring for a 19-year-old female client who has never had a menstrual cycle. Physical
assessment reveals a webbed neck, short stature, and a broad and shieldlike chest. Which of the
following is the most probable cause of the client’s condition?
A. Turner syndrome.
B. Sheehan’s syndrome.
C. Asherman’s syndrome.
D. Mayer-Rokitansky-Hauser syndrome.
Question #: 2
While performing a newborn assessment, the nurse notices the infant shows signs of a genetic
disorder. The infant has low-set ears, a protruding tongue, and a simian line on the palm of his hand.
Which of the following is the cause of these features?
A. Turner Syndrome
B. Trisomy 21
C. Trisomy 13
D. Klinefelter Syndrome
Question #: 3
As a person ages, there is an increased risk of drug toxicity. Which of the following is the reason for
this increased risk?
A. Decreased ability to metabolize and excrete drugs.
B. Decreased strength of swallowing muscles.
C. Decreased gastric motility.
D. Decreased insulin resistance.
Question #: 4
The allelic traits of each parent are used to configure all possible combinations of inherited traits
when using which of the following tools?
A. Mendelian graph.
B. Punnett square.
C. Complex inheritance chart.
D. Genogram.
Question #: 5
Which of the following genetic disorders is characterized by cognitive impairment and primarily
caused by trisomy of chromosome 21?
A. Down Syndrome.
B. Klinefelter's Syndrome.
C. Tay Sachs Disease.
D. Niemann-Pick Disease.
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