MGY250 UNIT 10 QUIZ EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
Why is genetic counselling important? (select all that apply)
Can improve understanding of the cause of a disease
Provides more information for treatment options
Testing to 'rule in' or 'rule out' a diagnosis
Provides recommendations about whether to have children - ANS Can improve
understanding of the cause of a disease
Provides more information for treatment options
Testing to 'rule in' or 'rule out' a diagnosis
'Child and family-centred care' refers to:
Making decisions that are best for the family but not best for the child
Providing access for families to stay with the child in the hospital
The value of attending to a family's unique values and context when thinking of acting in the
best interests of a child
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, Making decisions that are best for the family's financial situation - ANS The value of attending
to a family's unique values and context when thinking of acting in the best interests of a child
In paediatric genetics, best interests of the child is the usual standard. This (select all that
apply):
Considers whether a course of action will maintain an "open future" for a child
Is determined based a set of quantifiable factors
Is partially based on a value judgment
Takes into account the impact on the family unit - ANS Considers whether a course of action
will maintain an "open future" for a child
Is partially based on a value judgment
Takes into account the impact on the family unit
The identification of a pathogenic variant as the result of genetic testing (select all that apply):
Is causative of the clinical phenotype
May have implications for family members
Is inherited only
Is a sequence change to a previously unknown gene - ANS Is causative of the clinical
phenotype
May have implications for family members
A synonymous mutation may cause disease
True
False - ANS True
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
Why is genetic counselling important? (select all that apply)
Can improve understanding of the cause of a disease
Provides more information for treatment options
Testing to 'rule in' or 'rule out' a diagnosis
Provides recommendations about whether to have children - ANS Can improve
understanding of the cause of a disease
Provides more information for treatment options
Testing to 'rule in' or 'rule out' a diagnosis
'Child and family-centred care' refers to:
Making decisions that are best for the family but not best for the child
Providing access for families to stay with the child in the hospital
The value of attending to a family's unique values and context when thinking of acting in the
best interests of a child
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Making decisions that are best for the family's financial situation - ANS The value of attending
to a family's unique values and context when thinking of acting in the best interests of a child
In paediatric genetics, best interests of the child is the usual standard. This (select all that
apply):
Considers whether a course of action will maintain an "open future" for a child
Is determined based a set of quantifiable factors
Is partially based on a value judgment
Takes into account the impact on the family unit - ANS Considers whether a course of action
will maintain an "open future" for a child
Is partially based on a value judgment
Takes into account the impact on the family unit
The identification of a pathogenic variant as the result of genetic testing (select all that apply):
Is causative of the clinical phenotype
May have implications for family members
Is inherited only
Is a sequence change to a previously unknown gene - ANS Is causative of the clinical
phenotype
May have implications for family members
A synonymous mutation may cause disease
True
False - ANS True
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
