Exam 7: Mendelian Inheritance

A child has been diagnosed with Fragile X syndrome.The nurse would explain that this child is at risk for which other disorders?

A client is diagnosed with a single-gene disorder on a non-sex chromosome.How would the nurse describe this disorder?

The mother of a client with cystic fibrosis (CF)says,"I don't understand why my son is sick so often when some of the other children in our CF support group are hardly ever sick." How should the nurse respond?

A client being treated for cancer is offended because she overheard a nurse say that the client had "wild-type genes." How should the nurse respond to calm this client?

The nurse is reviewing an obstetric client's history and physical assessment.Which finding is most likely to alert the nurse to the possibility of a genetic disorder in the infant?

A male infant is diagnosed with a disorder of mitochondrial inheritance.What should the nurse consider when developing a teaching plan about this disorder for the parents?

A couple has delivered an infant with a serious genetic disorder.Which nursing diagnoses would likely apply to this family?

A client is diagnosed with a disorder that has an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern.A review of the client's family history and pedigree does not reveal any ancestors with the disorder.How should the nurse interpret this finding?

A nurse is providing preconception counseling to a healthy woman and her husband,who has hemophilia A.They are very concerned about passing the disorder on to their children.What should the nurse consider before addressing this concern?

A client has been diagnosed with an autosomal recessive disorder that developed in middle adulthood.No other people in his family have manifested the disorder.The client asks the nurse why he is affected and if his children are at risk.What would the nurse consider when formulating a reply?

The evaluation of a family pedigree reveals numerous cases of an autosomal dominant disorder.The client does not have the disorder.What does the nurse teach the client about her children's chances of having the disorder?

A client has been diagnosed with a rare autosomal recessive disorder.Which finding is the nurse most likely to assess in the client's pedigree?

A teenager is diagnosed with a disorder of mitochondrial inheritance.What assessment findings would the nurse expect to find in this client's history?

A man who has a Y-linked disorder has married a healthy woman.The couple is concerned about passing the man's disorder to their children.What should the nurse consider before responding to this concern?