Turner syndrome - Correct answer-A chromosomal disorder in females in
which either
an *X chromosome* is missing, making the person XO instead of XX, or
part of one X
chromosome is deleted.
Tay-Sachs Disease - Correct answer-A human genetic disease caused by a
recessive allele for a dysfunctional enzyme leads to the accumulation of
certain lipids in the brain.
Seizures, blindness, and degeneration of motor and mental performance usually
become manifest a few months after birth, followed by death within a few years.
Down syndrome - Correct answer-A condition of mild to severe intellectual
disability and
associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of
chromosome 21
Diabetes Insipidus - Correct answer-Antidiuretic hormone is not secreted
adequately, or the kidney is resistant to its effect. The *serum sodium is
often elevated* due to excess free water losses.
In diabetes insipidus, your blood glucose levels are normal, but your
kidneys can't
properly concentrate urine.
Cardiac Valve Disease Process - Correct answer-In heart valve disease, one
or more of
the valves in your heart doesn't work properly. Regurgitation (or leakage of
the valve).
When the valve(s) do not close completely, it causes blood to flow backward
through
the valve. This reduces forward blood flow and can lead to volume overload
in the heart.
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, Stenosis (or narrowing of the valve). When the valve(s) opening becomes
narrowed, it limits the flow of blood out of the ventricles or atria. The heart is
forced to pump blood with increased force to move blood through the
narrowed or stiff (stenotic) valve(s).
Cardiac Valve Complications - Correct answer-Heart valve disease can cause many
complications, including:
* Heart failure.
* Stroke.
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Respiratory Illness from bats - Correct answer-*Viral hemorrhagic fevers* are
spread by
contact with infected animals or insects. The viruses that cause viral
hemorrhagic fevers
live in a variety of animal and insect hosts.
Most commonly, the hosts include mosquitoes, ticks, rodents, or bats.
Some viral
hemorrhagic fevers can also be spread from person to
person.
Anemia - Correct answer-Different types of anemia
include: Anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency
Anemia due to folate (folic acid) deficiency
Anemia due to iron deficiency
Anemia of chronic disease
Hemolytic anemia
Idiopathic aplastic anemia
Megaloblastic anemia
Pernicious anemia
Sickle cell anemia
Thalassemia
Acid Base Balance - lung and kidney compensation - Correct answer-The
kidneys have
two main ways to maintain acid-base balance - their cells reabsorb
bicarbonate HCO3−
from the urine back to the blood and they secrete hydrogen H+ ions
into the urine.
By adjusting the amounts reabsorbed and secreted, they balance the
bloodstream's pH.
Pyelonephritis - Correct answer-Inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney
Prostate cancer - Correct answer-Cancer of the prostate gland usually
occurs in men
middle-aged and older.
Artery response during blood loss.
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, Does cell shrink or swell ? - Correct answer-*Vasoconstriction*
Marfan Syndrome - Autosomal dominant trait - Correct answer-This condition
is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern , which means one copy of
the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to cause the disorder.
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