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Health Differences Across the Lifespan 2 Study Guide 24. "My brother Mark has hemophilia, but I have been tested and I do not. Now that my wife and I are ready to have children, we would like to know what the chances are that our children will have hemophilia?" Which is the correct response? a. "Only your daughters will be at risk." b. "Since hemophilia is carried and passed along only by the female, your children are not at risk unless your wife carries the trait." c. "All of your daughters will carry the trait.” d. "If you have a son, he has a 1:4 chance of being affected.” 25. As a new graduate, you are caring for a patient who had a parathyroidectomy and is now four hours post-op. Suddenly, your preceptor tells you that your patient is developing a complication common to patients following a parathyroidectomy. You know you will most likely have to administer which type ofmedication? a. Phosphorus b. Calcium c. Potassium d. Glucose 26. Jeannette and Mike O'Riley would like to know more about the rhythm method as a form of birth control. Among other things, she should be told to take her temperature: a. Daily, just before going to sleep everynight b. Daily, as soon as she wakes up and before arising from the bed c. Thirty minutes prior to intercourse d. Daily during her menstrual cycle 27. Henry Adams has been diagnosed as a schizophrenic, paranoid type. Which type of thought pattern is he least likely tomanifest? a. Magical b. Autistic c. Irrational d. Abstract 28. Depression is a complex disorder and affects each individual differently. All of the following are ways depression manifests itself except: a. Unreasonable fear b. Constant feelings of dejection c. Turning outward anger d. Experiencing inappropriate or excessive guilt, self-hatred, and feelings of worthlessness

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