Pathophysiology Exam 1 Bundle

A patient is found to have liver disease, resulting in the removal of a lobe of his liver. Adaptation to the reduced size of the liver leads to ___________ of the remaining liver cells. A. Metaplasia B. Organ atrophy C. Compensatory hyperplasia D. Physiologic hyperplasia - Answer C An old...

Pathophysiology - Answer Study of the body's response to dysfunction Disease - Answer Interruption, cessation or disorder of a body system Etiology - Answer The cause of a disease Clinical manifestations - Answer Symptoms and chief complaints Morphological changes - Answer Structural ch...

A report comes back indicating that muscular atrophy has occurred. A nurse recalls that muscular atrophy involves a decrease in muscle cell: a. number b. size c. vacuoles d. lipofuscin - Answer B. Size During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as what type of atr...

A 20-year-old male received a knife wound to the arm during an altercation. Which of the following types of immunity was compromised? - Answer Natural or innate (the physical barrier was broken Which of the following is an example of biochemical secretions that trap and kill microorganisms? - Ans...

Define: homeostasis - Answer a state of balance maintained by brain structures and self-regulating feedback mechanisms. Loss of homeostasis results in disease. Why study pathophysiology? - Answer it focuses on the disease and manifestations of disease and not just the tx. therefore it is essentia...

Dysplasia - Answer 1) Abnormal tissue growth 2) cells vary in size, shape & appearance Dysplasia ex - Answer abnormal cells present in PAP smear of cervix (considered precancerous condition) Hyperplasia - Answer 1) increase in number of cells of an organ/tissue (seen in epithelial & connectiv...

an area of dead cells resulting from a lack of oxygen, where the function of the tissue or organ may be lost is called infarction neoplasm necrosis gangrene - Answer infarction The period of time between the exposure to a microorganism and the onset of signs and symptoms is called the ...

Movement of fluid in and out of the capillary bed is primarily controlled by two forces. Osmotic pressure is best described as: A) the attraction of large molecules to each other B) the force that pushes fluid out of the interstitial space C) the pressure created in the capillaries when the hea...

What is pathophysiology? - Answer "...the study of functional or physiologic changes in the body that result from disease processes." (Gould, 2006) "... the study of the disorder or breakdown of the human body's function." (Copstead & Banasik, 2005) Explain the differences between patholo...

What is the purpose of the immune system? - Answer protect us from microbial agents and cancer cells What is an antigen? - Answer a substance which reacts with products of the immune response (antibodies and T cell receptors) What is an antibody? - Answer glycoprotein which specifically binds ...

Disease - Answer An aberration of structure and/or function from what is considered normal anatomy and physiology. It may or may not be perceptible or measureable. Symptom - Answer A complaint reported by a patient; subjective Sign - Answer Observation made by examiner, measurable or observabl...

Visceral pain: - Answer Originates from organs and may lead to referred pain The gate control theory of pain: - Answer Supports the use of ice, heat, and massage A patient with a history of stroke 4 years ago resulting in aphasia (inability to verbally express thoughts) returns to the surgical...