NURS 3366

CVI s/s - difficulty returning blood to the heart - ANSWER- 1. "Floppy"; 2. Varicose veins, aching, heaviness or cramping, itching, redness 3. Edema- Leg swelling 4. Skin ulcers of the legs and ankles DVT s/s - a blood clot that forms in a deep vein - ANSWER- "SHEP" -positive homans...

Hyperglycemia - ANSWER- higher than normal glucose in blood. Glycogenesis - ANSWER- glucose becoming glycogen. Glycogen - ANSWER- the storage glucose. Hypoglycemia - ANSWER- not enough glucose int he blood Glycogenolysis - ANSWER- break down of glycogen when glucagon is stimulated by hypoglycem...

CVI s/s - difficulty returning blood to the heart - ANSWER- 1. "Floppy"; 2. Varicose veins, aching, heaviness or cramping, itching, redness 3. Edema- Leg swelling 4. Skin ulcers of the legs and ankles DVT s/s - a blood clot that forms in a deep vein - ANSWER- "SHEP" -positive homans...

Examples of multifactorial inheritance disorders - answer- lung cancer, htn, cad, dm Teratogenic disorder - answer- any influence -- eg. Drugs, radiation, viruses - that can cause congenital defects Fetal alcohol syndrome - answer- occurs because toxicity of alcohol causes gene mutations during ...

Innate resistance? - ANSWER- natural- mechanisms born with What are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd lines of defense in innate resistance? - ANSWER- 1st- physical barriers (skin); immediate & nonspecific 2nd- inflammation; immediate and nonspecific 3rd- Acquired (adaptive) immunity Acquired (adaptive) imm...

Beta lactam resistance - answer- molecular structure called a beta-lactam ring; ex of penicillins—methicillin, amoxicillin→ certain microbes mutated → developed an enzyme, betalactamase → destroy beta-lactam antibiotics by dismantling the beta lactam ring Mrsa: methicillin-resistant staphy...

Innate (AKA "natural") resistance - ANSWER- the defense mechanisms we are born with 1st Line of Defense - ANSWER- Non-specific, Immediate, physical barriers EX of defensive roles for 1st: - ANSWER- protection from hazardous environmentdesquamation of skinsecretion of sweat (has anti-fungal/...

Respiratory acidosis - answer- hypoventilation; pt is unconscious & rr decreases → not breathing out enough co2 → retains co2 (hypercapnia); ph: < 7.35 pco2: > 45 Respiratory acidosis compensation - answer- kidneys - will increase amount of hco3 they make or decrease excretion Respirat...

Physiology - ANSWER- The study of functions & processes that occur in the body, mostly the NORMAL processes Pathophysiology - ANSWER- The study of the underlying changes in body physiology that result from disease or injury Homeostasis - ANSWER- Maintenance of constant conditions in the body'...

S&S of HYPOALDOSTERONISM - ANSWER- Polyuria & Hypotension due to Pituitary Gland problem S&S of Cerebella Stroke - ANSWER- Coordination & Balance Problems Vertigo Nystagmus (REM) N&V Loss of Coordination Falling Down. S&S of Cerebral Stroke - ANSWER- sensorimotor fxn deficits & special fxn d...