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QUESTION cystic fibrosis cause Answer: Genetic defect QUESTION What is the definition of cystic fibrosis Answer: "Cystic Fibrosis is a hereditary disease affecting the exocrine (mucus) glands of the lungs, liver, pancreas and intestines, causing progressive disability due to multisystem failure." QUESTION Cystic fibrosis diagnostic tests Answer: sweat chloride test and genetic test (detects chromosomal mutations) QUESTION what is the main cause of COPD Answer: smokingQUESTION ...

WGU D115 Objective Assessment: Advanced Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse Exam| Actual Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct| Already Graded A Q: Innate immunity, also called natural or native immunity, consists of mechanisms that respond specifically to: Answer: microbes Feedback: Feedback for correct answers Innate immunity is the first line of defense against microbial invasion and is in place before infection. Inflammation and antibody production are response...

NUR529 Exam 3 - Set Test Questions And Revised Correct Answers | Already Passed What is the gut microflora? - ANSWER : A diverse bacterial community in the gut. What are the major functions of the gut microflora? - ANSWER : Metabolic activities, trophic effects, and protection against pathogens. Why do the stomach and small intestine contain only a few species of bacteria? - ANSWER : Due to acidic and propulsive luminal contents. What factors influence the colonization of the G...

Exam 1: NR224/ NR 224 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Fundamentals Skills Exam| 100% Correct| Questions and Verified Answers - QUESTION Chamberlain A patient tells the nurse during a visit to the clinic that he has been sick to his stomach for 3 days and he vomited twice yesterday. Which of the following responses by the nurse is an example of probing? A. So you've had an upset stomach and began vomiting- correct? B. Have you taken anything for your stomach? C. Is anything else both...

APHY 102 Final Ivy Tech Exam with correct Answers 2024 Which of the following is not a function of the mucus-lined nasal passages? Cooling exhaled air Which of the following has an effect on the pH of blood? Carbon dioxide What causes air to move into the lungs during inspiration? Pressure gradient between atomosphere and alveoli Another word for breathing is ventilation. True Oxygen is carried in the blood in the form of bicarbonate ions and is bound to hemoglobin. Fal...

NGN RN (SEPSIS) Sample Case Study of a 78-year-old female client Due to Shortness of Breath Answered Correctly 2023/2024. The nurse in the emergency department (ED) is caring for a 78-year-old female client. Select the 4 client findings that require immediate follow-up. Nurses’ Notes 1000: Client was brought to the ED by the client’s adult child due to increased shortness of breath this morning. The adult child reports that the client has been running a fever for the past few days and h...

68W EMT MOD 4 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE What habit causes the overwhelming majority of cases of COPD? [Ans: - Cigarette smoking What happens in Chronic Bronchitis? [Ans: - Bronchiole lining is inflammed and excess mucus is formed. The cilia on the cells are damaged/destroyed What happens in Emphysema? [Ans: - Walls of the alveoli break down, greatly reducing the surface area for respiratory exchange and the lungs begin to lose elasticity. This causes stale air with carbon dioxide to be trapped...

NU 545 Unit 1 Test Bank Questions and Answers. CHAPTER 7 1. Which action is a purpose of the inflammatory process? a. To provide specific responses toward antigens b. To lyse cell membranes of microorganisms c. To prevent infection of the injured tissue d. To create immunity against subsequent tissue injury 2. How do surfactant proteins A through D provide innate resistance? a. Initiate the complement cascade. b. Promote phagocytosis. c. Secrete mucus. d. Synthesize lysosomes. 3. Whi...

notes Monday, February 20, 2023 9:19 AM Homozygous the same - BB= homozygous dominant; bb homozygous recessive Heterozygous different-Bb - Phenotype the expression of the trait (are the eyes blue?) Genotype exact pairing of the alleles( B =blue eyes b=green eyes) BB,bb,Bb Alleles • Recessive • Dominant Chromosomal disorders • Turner syndrome→ 45 chromosomes/ missing sex chromosomes. • cri-du - chat syndrome:→ 5 chromosomes has a deletion • Burkitt lymphoma- transloc...

PN Comprehensive Online Practice 2023 B Exam with Complete Solutions 100% Verified A nurse is collecting data on a newborn who is 3 days old. Exhibit 1 History and Physical Newborn was delivered at 37 weeks gestation via cesarean section for fetal distress.Apgar scores 8 at 1 min and 9 at 5 min.Birthweight 2,892 g (6 lb 6 oz)The client who gave birth plans to breastfeed. Exhibit 2 Flow Sheet Day 2 of Life 0900: Temperature 36.7° C (98° F)Heart rate 140/minRespiratory rate 48/m...