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Maryville NURS 612 Exam 3 with complete solutions
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- MARYVILLE NURS 612 (NURS612)
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- Maryville College
Maryville NURS 612 Exam 3 with complete solutions
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Maryville NURS 612 Exam 3 withcomplete solutions
Acute glomerulonephritis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔inflammation of the capillary loops of
the renal glomeruli
Ascites - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Cholecystitis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔inflammatory process of the gallbladder most
commonly due to obstruction of the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may be either acute or
chronic
Cholelithiasis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when cirain
substances reach a high concentration in bile and produce crystals
Cirrhosis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and
alteration of normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules
Duodenal ulcer - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔chronic circumscribed break in the duodenal
mucosa that scars with healing
Irritable bowel syndrome - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔disorder of intestinal mobility
Lipase - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔enzyme that acts on emulsified fats
Peristalsis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔muscular contractions that move products of digestion
through the alimentary canal
Peritoneum - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity
, Primary hepatocellular carcinoma - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔frequently arises in the setting of
cirrhosis, approximately 20 to 30 years after liver injury or disease onset
Pylonephritis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔infection of the kidney and renal pelvis
Pyloric stenosis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔hypertrophy of the circular muscle of the pylorus
leads to obstruction of the pyloric sphincter
Pylorus - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔distal section of the stomach
Reflux - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔backflow caused by relaxation or incompetence of lower
esophagus
Renal abscess - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔localized infection within the medulla or cortex of
the kidney
Renal calculi - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔stones formed in the pelvis of the kidney from a
physiochemical process associated with obstruction and infections in the urinary tract
Resonance - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔sound obtained on percussing a part that can vibrate
freely
Tympany - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔low-pitched, resonant, drumlike note obtained by
percussing the surface of a large, air-containing space
Volvulus - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔twisting of the intestine resulting in an obstruction
Right upper quadrant - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Issues with liver, gall bladder, tip of right
kidney, diaphragm
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