Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Genetic Testing Creates New Type Of Patient: Patient-In-Waiting

Genetic Testing Leaves More Patients Living In Limbo by Amy Dockser Marcus.  The Wall Street Journal.  November 18, 2013.

(1)  Among the diseases for which doctors monitor patients-in-waiting are __________________.

(2)  Under guidelines issued by the American College of Medical Genetics, when a doctor orders a specific genetic test the lab should check for ___________________________ even if _______________.

(3)  There are currently __________ patients-in-waiting for cystic fibrosis though there are probably more.

(4)  What treatment dilemna confronts physicians with patients-in-waiting?  


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