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10 - CORRECT ANSWER: Women with painful periods produce ___ times as much
prostaglandin F as asymptomatic women
10th - CORRECT ANSWER: Sensory innervation of the upper part of a ureter arises
from the _____ thoracic nerve root.
20-25% - CORRECT ANSWER: Kidneys require at least ______ of cardiac output.
21 - CORRECT ANSWER: Screening for cervical cancer prior to age __ is not
recommended.
25, 25-30 - CORRECT ANSWER: Renal insufficiency refers to a decline in renal
function to about ___ % of normal or an eGFR of ____ml/minute.
3.0 - CORRECT ANSWER: Nephrotic syndrome is the excretion of _____g or more of
protein in the urine per day.
30-50, menopause - CORRECT ANSWER: Prevalence of uterine fibroids increases in
women ages ______ but decreases with _____.
36, 44 - CORRECT ANSWER: Hypocapnia is defined as a PaCO2 less than ___mmHg,
and hypercapnia is defined as a PaCO2 more than ___mmHg.
40 - CORRECT ANSWER: Normal arterial CO2 pressure is____mmHg.
,50, 24 - CORRECT ANSWER: Changes in serum creatinine level only occur if more
than ___% of glomerular filtration is lost and are often delayed more than ____ hours.
abdominal - CORRECT ANSWER: Upper ____ pain accompanies GERD and usually
occurs within 1 hour of eating. It can be relapsing or remitting.
abdominal distention - CORRECT ANSWER: Small bowel obstructions usually present
early with _____.
acid, pepsin - CORRECT ANSWER: GERD is the reflux of ___ and ____ from the
stomach to the esophagus that causes esophagitis.
acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER: In prolonged intestinal obstruction, the lack of
circulation produces lactic acid because of decreased tissue perfusion, thus causing
metabolic acidosis/alkalosis.
acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER: Respiratory _____ occurs when hydrogen ions
increase in the blood due to hypoventilation.
acute bacterial - CORRECT ANSWER: _______ prostatitis is an ascending infection of
the urinary tract that tends to occur in men between the ages of 30 and 50 but is also
associated with BPH in older me.
acute bacterial prostatitis - CORRECT ANSWER: Sudden onset of malaise, low back
and perineal pain, high fever up to 104 degrees, and chills are common manifestations
of _____, in addition to dysuria, inability to empty the bladder, nocturia, and urinary
retention.
acute glomerulonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER: ____ includes renal diseases in which
glomerular inflammation is caused by immune mechanisms that damage the glomerular
capillary filtration membrane including the endothelium, basement membrane, and
epithelium (podocytes).
, acute glomerulonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER: The classic symptoms of ______
include sudden onset of hematuria including red blood cell casts and proteinuria (milder
than nephrotic syndrome), and in more severe cases, these symptoms are also
accompanied by edema, hypertension, and impaired renal function.
acute pancreatitis. - CORRECT ANSWER: Epigastric or midabdominal pain is the
cardinal symptom of _____.
adhesions - CORRECT ANSWER: the most common occurring small bowel obstruction
is related to _______ and account for 50-70% of small bowel obstructions.
albumins, alpha, beta - CORRECT ANSWER: The plasma proteins, including a_____
and ____ and _____ globulins are synthesized by the liver.
alcohol, hepatitis - CORRECT ANSWER: _____ abuse and viral ____ are the most
common causes of cirrhosis.
alkaline - CORRECT ANSWER: Urine that is acidic/alkaline on the pH scale increases
the risk of stone formation.
alkalosis - CORRECT ANSWER: Hypocapnia results in a respiratory ____ that also can
interfere with tissue function.
alkalosis - CORRECT ANSWER: If the obstruction is at the pylorus or high in the small
intestine, metabolic acidosis/alkalosis develops initially as a result of excessive loss of
hydrogen ions that normally would be reabsorbed from the gastric juice.
amino acids - CORRECT ANSWER: One of the main functions of the liver is the
synthesis of ______.
ammonia - CORRECT ANSWER: Microorganisms split urea into ____, which makes the
urine more alkaline and therefore increases risk of stone formation.
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