Essentials of Medical Genetics for Nursing and Other Health Professionals: An Interprofessional Approach (PDF) is an uncomplicated guide to genetics with clinical relevance to nursing students and other healthcare professionals. This textbook takes a fast-tracked approach to teach the rudiments of genetics, making it ideal for individuals with limited knowledge of the subject. The book complies with the ANA’s Essential Genetic and Genomic Competencies and starts with a recap of RNA, DNA, chromosomes, protein synthesis, and inheritance patterns. Besides, it concentrates on distinct diseases and clusters of disease processes from a clinical perspective. Every chapter on diseases highlights the molecular basis of the disease, its signs and symptoms, available treatment options, its monitoring recommendations, and other disorders. Likewise, it comprises diagnostic techniques, embryology, and teratogens, diagnostic techniques for genetic testing, prenatal screening, genetic counseling, and the ethical, legal, and societal issues surrounding human genetics and genomics. Key Features:
- Diagnostic techniques for genetic testing
- Tables and figures that underscore comprehension
- Interprofessional contributor list covering various health specialties
- Conformance to the ANA’s Essentials of Genetic and Genomic Competencies
978-1284154245, 978-1284154252 NOTE: Only the Essentials of Medical Genetics for Nursing and Health Professionals eBook in PDF format is available for purchase and doesn’t include any access codes.
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