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The nurse is caring for a patient with Huntington disease. The patient asks if his disease will affect future children. Which reply is most appropriate?
 
  a. Huntingdon disease does not have a ge-netic component.
  b. Male children would have Huntington disease and female children would be car-riers.
  c. Huntington disease is caused by an au-toimmune response.
  d. The genetic nature of the disease means that 50 of your children will inherit it.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient with ketosis. Which statement indicates that the patient correctly understands the phenomenon?
 
  a. I took too much insulin to decrease my body's glucose levels.
  b. The condition resulted when my body tried to break down and use my stores of fats.
  c. My blood glucose went over 150 mg/dL and caused this condition.
  d. I exercised too much reduced my blood glucose level too dramatically.



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Answer to Question 1

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Huntington disease is an autosomal dominant disorder, meaning that 50 of the children of a person who has the disease will inherit it. If a child does not inherit the disease, the gene is not passed on to the next generation. Huntington disease has an autosomal link and can be passed on to 50 of the children of a person with the disease.

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People with type 1 diabetes are more prone to a serious complication, ketosis, associated with an excess production of ketone bodies, leading to ketoacidosis (metabolic acidosis). When the glu-cose level gets too high, the body attempts to metabolize fats for energy, and the result is a buil-dup of ketone bodies.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
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