two benefits to individuals + society

Question 1

first benefit

Answer 1

reactive -> preventative

Question 2

reactive medicine meaning

Answer 2

medicine approach: treatment only occurs when symptoms + diagnosis is used as a catalyst

Question 3

preventative/proactive medicine meaning

Answer 3

medicine approach: treatment’s main purpose is to prevent the occurrence of a disease or minimizing complications if contraction is unavoidable

Question 4

personalized prevention medicine

Answer 4

1. genetic testing provides predictive info to determine if preventative treatment needs to be undergone by a specific individual based on their genetic variants

Question 5

second benefit

Answer 5

helps minimize chances of adverse reactions to common medicines

Question 6

genetic variants + adverse effects

Answer 6

knowledge of an individual’s genetic variants can help determine whether or not they will have an adverse reaction to a common medicine; and therefore ensure they are given the appropriate medicine

Question 7

benefit two example

Answer 7

RYR1 variant: a type of genetic variant which is associated with a risk of malignant hyperthermia when individual comes into contact with anesthetics or muscle relaxants
- this can be harmful, and possibly avoided with precision medicine and genetic testing

Question 8

benefit one example

Answer 8

Dementia: several genes are shown to increase risk of dementia with age, and preventative measures can be taken to postpone onset of the disease + increase quality of life