CAPE Disability Classification & Conditions 3

Question 1

Which seizure type is characterized by a sudden, brief loss of muscle tone that may cause the student to collapse or drop to the floor?

Accepted Answer

Atonic (drop attack) seizure with abrupt loss of postural muscle tone

Answer

Atonic seizures involve a sudden loss of muscle tone throughout the body; students prone to these may wear protective helmets during physical activity to prevent head injuries from falls.

Question 2

Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in a student with asthma is BEST managed during adapted PE through?

Accepted Answer

A gradual warm-up period and use of a prescribed short-acting bronchodilator before exercise

Answer

A slow warm-up reduces the severity of airway constriction, and a prescribed bronchodilator used 15 minutes before activity can prevent EIB, enabling full participation.

Question 3

Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability, results from which genetic mutation?

Accepted Answer

Expansion of CGG trinucleotide repeats in the FMR1 gene on the X chromosome

Answer

An abnormal expansion of CGG repeats in the FMR1 gene silences production of the FMRP protein, which is critical for synaptic development and neural plasticity.

Question 4

A student with hydrocephalus managed by a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt should MOST avoid which category of physical activity?

Accepted Answer

Activities involving head impacts, contact sports, or inverted body positions

Answer

Head impacts can damage or dislodge the shunt hardware, and inverted positions can increase intracranial pressure; both categories of risk require activity modification or medical clearance.

Question 5

Turner syndrome exclusively affects one sex and is associated with which karyotype?

Accepted Answer

Females with a 45, X (monosomy X) karyotype

Answer

Turner syndrome results from having only one functional X chromosome (45, X) and occurs exclusively in females, presenting with short stature, gonadal dysgenesis, and potential cardiac anomalies.

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CAPE Disability Classification & Conditions 3