Case Study Chapter 8 Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics A patient has an existing disorder that has occurred as a resu
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:14 am
Case Study
Chapter 8
Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics
A patient has an existing disorder that has occurred as a result of a dominant inherited disease. The patient asks the nurse to explain how genetics is involved in drug therapy and its relationship to gene therapy.
Question 1
What is gene therapy?
Question 2
The patient asks how many disorders are treated using this strategy. How will the nurse respond?
Question 3
The patient states that he read that viruses are used in gene therapy. The patient asks how a virus can be involved in treating illness. What is the nurse’s best response?
Chapter 8
Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics
A patient has an existing disorder that has occurred as a result of a dominant inherited disease. The patient asks the nurse to explain how genetics is involved in drug therapy and its relationship to gene therapy.
Question 1
What is gene therapy?
Question 2
The patient asks how many disorders are treated using this strategy. How will the nurse respond?
Question 3
The patient states that he read that viruses are used in gene therapy. The patient asks how a virus can be involved in treating illness. What is the nurse’s best response?