OB SET LATEST FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST FINAL EXAM UPDATED FOR 2025 GRADED A+ 100% CERTIFIED, ELABORATED & VERIFIED SOLUTIONS TOP SCORE, EXAMS OF NURSING aneuploidy Aneuploidy means having an abnormal number of chromosomes or chromosomal abnormality. trisomy Trisomy is a type of aneuploidy where there is an extra chromosome (three instead of the normal two) in one of the chromosome pairs. triploidy Triploidy is when there is a complete extra set of chromosomes, resulting in 69 chromosomes total, often caused by two sperm fertilizing one egg. screening procedures Screening assesses the risk of abnormality but does not confirm it. diagnostic procedures Diagnostic procedures confirm the presence of a genetic abnormality. AFP and hCG levels in Trisomy 21 AFP is decreased, and hCG is increased. AFP and hCG levels in Trisomy 18 Both AFP and hCG are decreased. AFP and hCG levels in Trisomy 13 Lab screening is abnormal, but exact AFP and hCG values are not clearly defined. elevated AFP Elevated with abdominal wall defects, neural tube defects, placental chorioangioma, incorrect dates (older fetus), multiples, and fetal death (initial). elevated hCGElevated in multiples, incorrect dates (older fetus), trophoblast/placental disease, and Trisomy 21. decreased AFP Decreased in trisomy 21/18, fetal