NR 507 Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm
Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam 170
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3 characteristics of bronchitis - CORRECT ANSWER: bronchial inflammation
hypersecretion of mucus
chronic productive cough for at least 3 consecutive months for at least 2 successive
years
3 layers of the bronchioles - CORRECT ANSWER: innermost layer
middle layer - lamina propria
outermost layer
Acute Kidney Injury - CORRECT ANSWER: Sudden decline in kidney function with a
decrease in GFR and an increase in plasma creatinine and BUN levels -results in
oliguria
After air passes through the trachea where does it go? - CORRECT ANSWER: goes
into the left or right bronchi
Afterload - CORRECT ANSWER: the amount of resistance to open the semilunar valves
and eject of blood from the ventricle
alveolar hyperinflation - CORRECT ANSWER: When air is unable to move out of the
alveolar like it should due to bronchial walls collapsing around possible mucus plug thus
trapping air inside
anemia risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER: acute or chronic blood loss, increased
hemolysis, inadequate dietary intake or malabsorption, bone marrow suppression, age
,angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) - CORRECT ANSWER: an enzyme that converts
angiotensin I to angiotensin II
Ascending infection - CORRECT ANSWER: - urethra to bladder, and then to kidney
- due to: bacteria from residual fecal contamination
Asthma - CORRECT ANSWER: Chronic disease due to bronchoconstriction and an
excessive inflammatory response in the bronchioles
average amount of preload? - CORRECT ANSWER: 120-130 mls
Azoetmia - CORRECT ANSWER: presence of elevated plasma creatinine
benign prostatic hyperplasia - CORRECT ANSWER: benign growth of cells within the
prostate gland
Biventricular failure - CORRECT ANSWER: unresolved left sided heart failure will
increase pressure on the right side of the heart contributing to right sided heart failure
as well
Bronchioles - CORRECT ANSWER: smaller passageways that originate from the
bronchi that become the alveoli
bronchitis - CORRECT ANSWER: inflammation of the bronchial tubes
cardiac reserve - CORRECT ANSWER: difference between resting and maximal CO;
should be about 4-5x as high but does decrease 1% per year after age 30
causes of anemia - CORRECT ANSWER: - impaired RBC production
- excessive blood loss
- increased RBC destruction
Causes of bronchitis - CORRECT ANSWER: -long term exposure to environmental
irritants
-repeated episodes of acute infection (RSV infection in early infancy)
-Factors affecting gestational childhood lung development (preterm birth)
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