Screening and diagnostic tests during pregnancy

Prenatal genetic testa are imperative for ___? Select all that apply.

• Women older than 35 years.

• Expecting mothers who have a familial history of chromosomal disorders and other birth defects.

• young women between 18-30 ears with a healthy reproductive history and no familial history of chromosomal disorders or birth defects.

The purpose of genetic testing during pregnancy is ______?

• To rule out that the mother is at risk for genetic disorders

• To assess if the fetus is at risk for genetic disorders

• To assess if the mother is likely to develop gestational diabetes

Aneuploidy is a term analogous to _____?

• Monosomy or loss of a chromosome

• Trisomy or gain of an extra chromosome

• can be determined using screening and diagnostic tests

• All the above is true.

Blood tests done during the first trimester of pregnancy help identify _______? Select all that apply.

• Sexually transmitted disease such s syphilis and HIV

• Check for immunity to Rubella

• Identify Blood type and Rh factor

• Screen for anemia

• Check for Hepatitis B

This test measure the thickness of space at the back of neck of the fetus and volume of fluid?

• Amniocentesis

• Chorionic Villus Sampling

• NT ultrasound

• None of the above is accurate

This test can be done starting at 10 weeks of pregnancy. It takes about 1 week to get the results. DNA released from the placenta into the blood stream is tested to screen aneuploidy and problems with sex chromosomes.

• Amniocentesis

• Chorionic Villus Sampling

• Cell Free DNA test

• Ultrasound

A screening test that shows that there is a problem when in actuality there is no problem is known as a _________.

• False Negative

• Negative

• Positive

• False Positive

This invasive procedure requires the extraction of fluid from the amniotic sac of the mother.

• Chorionic Villus Sampling

• Amniocentesis

This genetic condition causes serious problems involving the heart and brain, cleft lip and palate, and extra fingers and toes.

• Trisomy 21

• Trisomy 18

• Patau's Syndrome

• Turner's Syndrome

A genetic disorder linked to serious problems including a small head, heart defects and deafness is ____.

• Down's syndrome

• Edward's Syndrome

• Pataus's Syndrome

• William's Syndrome