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Inflammation of the larynx - ANS ✓laryngitis
Signs of congestive heart failure - ANS ✓pulmonary (lung) congestion, hepatic
(liver) congestion, abdominal (stomach) edema, enlarged heart: all of the above
Shingles (herpes zoster) is an acute inflammation - ANS ✓inflammation of
(sensory ganglia) spinal and cranial nerves
Respiratory disease is NOT an infectious disease - ANS ✓emphysema
Musculoskeletal disease caused by imbalance uric acid metabolism - ANS
✓gout: a kind of arthritis that occurs when uric acid builds up in blood and
causes joint inflammation
Adolescent bacterial skin infection - ANS ✓impetigo: a common skin infection.
Symptoms: A single or possibly many blisters filled with pus; easy to pop and --
when broken -- leave a reddish raw-looking base (in infants); Itching blister:
Endocrine gland responsible for stimulating the energy metabolism of all
cells - ANS ✓pituitary
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Endocrine gland regulates increases and decreases of blood glucose
concentration - ANS ✓pancreatic islets: Pancreatic islets house three major cell
types, each of which produces a different endocrine product:
•Alpha cells (A cells) secrete the hormone glucagon.
•Beta cells (B cells) produce insulin and are the most abundant of the islet
cells.
•Delta cells (D cells) secrete the hormone somatostatin, which is also
produced by a number of other endocrine cells in the body
Chemical digestion of carbohydrates starts in the - ANS ✓digestion starts in
the mouth
Accessory organ of the large intestine - ANS ✓vermiform (worm shaped)
appendix: The appendix is located in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen,
near the right hip bone.[3] Its position within the abdomen corresponds to a
point on the surface known as mcburney's point (see below).
Serious kidney disorder may occur 1-6 wks after a streptococcal infection -
ANS ✓acute (sudden) glomerulonephritis: is a renal disease (usually of both
kidneys) characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli (is a capillary tuft that is
involved in the first step of filtering blood to form urine), or small blood vessels
in the kidneys.
Endocrine gland releases the antidiuretic hormone ADH - ANS ✓posterior
pituitary
Exception to confidentiality requirements depending on state laws for
medical facilities - ANS ✓abuse of children, surgery related to a gunshot wound,
food or chemical poisoning: all of the above.
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Following statement pertaining to medical jurisprudence is FALSE - ANS
✓the majority of malpractice claims are merited
Physicians who administer narcotics are required to register with - ANS
✓Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Statement pertaining to medical jurisprudence is false - ANS ✓many suits
against physicians arise from x-ray therapy
Performing an act that is wholly wrongful and unlawful is called - ANS
✓malfeasance
Branch of natural science that deals with the duties of a professional
toward colleagues and patients or clients is - ANS ✓ethics
Private or civil wrongdoing or injury is - ANS ✓tort
Illegal topics for employment interviews - ANS ✓religious affiliation
General law of negligence is expressed by the Latin term - ANS ✓res ipsa
loquitur
Spoken statements that tend to damage an individual's reputation are
called - ANS ✓slander
A physician is bound contractually to - ANS ✓advise patients against needless
or unwise surgery
Which is NOT a reason for the revocation of physician's licenses - ANS
✓failing to accept a person as a patient
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