LESSON 3 POSTTEST
Use a T or F to show whether each statement is true
or false.
1. Genetic counselors inform their patients of the appropriate
course of action or reproductive choices they should make.
2. Every pregnant woman should have MSAFP or triple screening.
3. Define the steps in the genetic evaluation process.
4. List the three procedures that can be done prenatally to diagnosis
a fetus with a chromosome abnormality.
LESSON 3 POSTTEST: ANSWERS
1. False Genetic counseling is a nondirective process. Patients
are provided with information about all of their reproductive
choices and are then responsible for making a decision that best
fits their beliefs and values.
2. False Every pregnant woman should be offered the option of
MSAFP or triple screening. Whether they pursue testing or not
is their choice.
3. Individuals who are referred to a genetics clinic will be asked
to provide family history information and sign release of information
forms for medical and possibly school records. A physical examination
will be done by a clinical geneticist. After a diagnosis is made,
time will be spent talking to the patient about the diagnosis,
prognosis and available treatment options, if any. They will also
be counseled about their occurrence or recurrence risk and the
necessary follow-up. If a diagnosis is suspected, laboratory tests
may be ordered to confirm the diagnosis. If no diagnosis is made,
the patient might be followed on an annual or semiannual basis.
4. The procedures are CVS, early amniocentesis, amniocentesis
and ultrasound examination. Maternal serum marker studies are
not diagnostic tests. They are screening tests and will only identify
women who have an increased risk of having a child with a chromosome
abnormality or a structural abnormality that alters the level
of maternal serum markers.
(Lesson 3-Table of Contents)