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Pathophysiology Exam 2 – SLCC Questions and Answers
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Pathophysiology Exam 2 – SLCCQuestions and Answers
Anemia iis/s ii- iiAnswers ii-Fatigue, iiTachypnea, iiTachycardia, iiPallor. iiClinical
iimanifestations: iiPlasma iiexpansion ii- iiwatery iiblood, iiless iiviscous iiblood. iiDecreased
iihemoglobin iiand iihematocrit iilevels iiin iithe iiblood. iiAssess iifor iianemia iiby iichecking
iiinside iiof iiperson's iimouth iifor iipale iicolored iimucosa iiand iigums
Repairing iibleed ii- iiAnswers ii-Hemorrhage iianemia
O2 ii- iiAnswers ii-Sickle iiCell iiCrisis, iiHemorrhage, iiAplastic iiAnemia, iiHemolytic iiAnemia,
iiRenal iiFailure iianemia
pain iirelieving iidrugs ii- iiAnswers ii-Sickle iicell
diet iichanges iiand iiiron iisupplements ii- iiAnswers ii-Nutritional iiDeficiency iiAnemias
folic iiacid iisupplements iior iiB12 iiinjections ii- iiAnswers ii-Pernicious iiAnemia
blood iitransfusion ii- iiAnswers ii-Sickle iiCell iicrisis, iiHemorrhage, iiAplastic iiAnemia,
iiHemolytic iiAnemia, iiRenal iiFailure iianemia
bone iimarrow iitransplant ii- iiAnswers ii-Aplastic iiAnemia
Injections iiof iisynthetic iierythropoietin ii- iiAnswers ii-Aplastic iiAnemia, iiRenal iiFailure
iianemia
IV iifluids ii- iiAnswers ii-Sickle iiCell iiCrisis, iiHemorrhage, iiRenal iiFailure iianemia.
Aplastic iiAnemia ii- iiAnswers ii-Destruction iiof iibone iimarrow iistem iicells. iiAnyone iiis iiat
iirisk. iiSymptoms: iiInfection, iibleeding. iiCaused iiby iiexhaustion iiof iithe iibone iimarrow.
iiErythropoiesis iicannot iikeep iiup iiwith iithe iiconstant iineed iito iireplace iired iiblood iicells.
iiSickled iired iiblood iicells iihave iia iilifespan iiof ii10-20 iidays. iiConstant iistress iion iibone
iimarrow iistem iicells iican iieventually iilead iito iibone iimarrow iifailure.
Red iiBlood iiCell ii- iiAnswers ii-Carry iioxygen iifrom iithe iilungs iito iithe iirest iiof iithe iibody.
iiAssociated iiorgan: iiErythropoietin/Kidney. iiErythropoietin iisignals iibone iimarrow iito
iimake iired iiblood iicells.
, White iiBlood iicell ii- iiAnswers ii-Thymus/Lymphatic iisystem ii- iidamage iito iithymus iican
iicause iiinfection iiproblems.
Blood iidyscrasias ii- iiAnswers ii-Blood iicomponent iidisorders. iiCan iibe iicause iiby iithe
iiprimary iitumor iibut iiis iiusually iicaused iiby iibone iimarrow iidamage iifrom iivarious iicancer
iitreatments
Anemia ii- iiAnswers ii-low iired iiblood iicell iicount iicaused iiby iibleeding, iimalnutrition,
iicancer iitreatments. iiTumor iimay iiulcerate iior iierode iiblood iivessel ii- iibleeding. iiCauses
iia iidecreased iidelivery iiof iioxygen iito iitissues iiand iileads iito iipatient iifatigue iiand iis/s iiof
iilow iioxygen ii(SOB, iisighing, iietc.)
Leukopenia ii- iiAnswers ii-Low iiwhite iiblood iicell iicount iicaused iiby iibone iicancers iior
iicancer iitreatments. iiLow iiWBC's iimeans iicancer iipatients iiare iiprone iito iiinfections.
Thrombocytopenia ii- iiAnswers ii-Low iiplatelet iicount iifrom iibone iicancers iior iicancer
iitreatments. iiCauses iibleeding iidisorders iiwhich iiin iiturn iileads iito iianemia.
RBC ii- iiAnswers ii-3.6-5.4
Elevated iiRBC ii(polycythemia) ii- iiAnswers ii-Cardiovascular iidisease, iistress,
iipolycythemia iivera, iismokers, iihigh iialtitude, iihemoconcentration iiand iidehydration,
iirenal iicell iicarcinoma iiand iiother iierythropoietin-producing iineoplasms.
Decreased iiRBC ii(Anemia) ii- iiAnswers ii-Anemias, iihemolysis, iiChronic iirenal iifailure,
iiHemorrhage, iifailure iiof iimarrow iiproduction.
Hemoglobin ii- iiAnswers ii-12-16.5
Hematocrit ii- iiAnswers ii-37-50%
Disseminated iiIntravascular iiCoagulopathy ii- iiDIC ii- iiAnswers ii-both iimassive iiblood
iiclotting ii(thrombi) iiand iihemorrhage. iiIt iiis iialways iisecondary iito iian iiunderlying
iidisorder. iiBody iioverproduces iimany iismall iiblood iiclots iithroughout iithe iibody,
iidepleting iithe iibody iiof iiclotting iifactors iiand iiplatelets. iiThese iismall iiclots iiare
iidangerous iiand iican iiinterfere iiwith iithe iiblood iisupply iito iiorgans, iicausing iidysfunction
iiand iifailure. iiMassive iibleeding iican iioccur iidue iito iithe iibody's iilack iiof iiclotting iifactor
iiand iiplatelets. iiLife-threatening iiand iineeds iito iibe iitreated iipromptly. iiCytokine iiis
iireleased iiwhen iithe iiinflammatory iiresponse iiis iitriggered. iiCytokine iiis iiimplicated iias iia
iicausative iiagent iiin iiDIC
Trigger iiphase ii- iiAnswers ii-Sepsis ii& iiseptic iishock, iiOB iicomplications, iiTrauma, iiBlood
iitransfusions, iihematologic iidisease, iisome iicancers
S/S: iiClotting iiphase ii- iiAnswers ii-DVT, iiRenal iifailure, iidifficulty iibreathing, iineurologic
iichanges, iinumbness, iiliver iidysfunction.
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