Regis College NU606 Exam With Verified Questions and Answers
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NU606
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Regis College NU606 Exam With Verified
Questions and Answers
Any objective evidence of disease as - answerSign
subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache - answerSymptom
Abrupt onset; illness of short duration, rapidly progressive and in need of urgent care -
answerAcute
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Regis College NU606 Exam With Verified
Questions and Answers
Any objective evidence of disease as - answer✔✔Sign
subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache - answer✔✔Symptom
Abrupt onset; illness of short duration, rapidly progressive and in need of urgent care -
answer✔✔Acute
a group of symptoms - answer✔✔Syndrom
signs and symptoms of disease; local or systemic - answer✔✔Manifestation
cause of disease - answer✔✔Etiology
Increased in size of individual cells resulting in enlarged tissue mass - answer✔✔hypertrophy
Mature cell type is replaced by a different mature cell type - answer✔✔Metaplasia
loss of differentiation of cells; reversion to a more primitive cell type - answer✔✔Anaplasia
decrease in cell size - answer✔✔Atrophy
Normal cellular genes that when altered by mutation becomes an oncogene that can contribute to
cancer - answer✔✔Protooncogenes
A disease in which some body cells grow and divide uncontrollably, damaging the parts of the
body around them. - answer✔✔Cancer
benign fatty tumor - answer✔✔Lipoma
a benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue - answer✔✔Adenoma
a sarcoma in which the predominant cell type is a malignant fibroblast. -
answer✔✔Fibrosarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue - answer✔✔Sarcoma
Tissue that covers outside of the body and lines organs and cavities. - answer✔✔Epithelial tissue
a type of cell that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen - answer✔✔Fibroblast
Type of cancer that starts in mucus-producing glandular cells of the body -
answer✔✔Adenocarcinoma
Unfavorable result of a disease - answer✔✔Complication
Increases irritability of nerves causing: restlessness, muscle twitching, tingling, finger numbness,
eventually tetany, seizures, and coma - answer✔✔How does alkalosis impact nerves?
Respiratory alkalosis. Exhaling more CO2 than they are bringing in - answer✔✔What type of
imbalance can hyperventilation lead to and how?
Regulates calcium and phosphorous concentration in the extracellular fluid; if calcium
concentrations in EC fluid fall below normal, brings it back WNL. Calcium increases, phosphate
in blood is reduced - answer✔✔What is parathyroid hormone?
Too much can cause bone issues - answer✔✔What happens when parathyroid hormone
increases?
Assciated with maternal migraines and seizures, premature membrane rupture, and placental
separation from the uterus. Hypertensive crisis. - answer✔✔How does cocaine impact
pregnancy?
Suppress the immune system - answer✔✔Glucocorticoids
Black, dry - answer✔✔What does dry gangrene look like?
Cardiac contractions become weak since cardiac muscles rely on free calcium. Ca ions bind to
troponin which exposes binding sites - answer✔✔How does low calcium impact cardiac
contractions?
Manifested in heterozygous males who lack matching normal gene on the Y chromosome.
Females are carriers when they are heterozygous. - answer✔✔Transmission patterns for X linked
recessive disorders
Superficial Pathway - answer✔✔Where are the acupuncture points located?
Increased milk and antacid intake can lead to hypercalcemia - answer✔✔What is milk-alkali
syndrome?
Acidosis due to loss of bicarbonate in the stool - answer✔✔Consequences of prolonged
diarrhea?
1. renal failure
2. deficit of aldosterone
3. K+ sparing diuretics
4. leakage of intracellular K+ into the ECF (w/ extensive tissue damage)
5. displacement of K+ from cells by prolonged or severe acidosis (diabetic ketoacidosis) -
answer✔✔What can cause hyperkalemia?
Diarrhea, diuresis, treatment of DKA without insulin - answer✔✔What can cause hypokalemia?
inner cells frequently deprived of blood and nutrients causing cell death. Necrosis can lead to
more inflammation and infection at the site - answer✔✔what are local effects of an expanding
tumor mass?
Change in bowel or bladder habits
A sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere
Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
Obvious change in wart or mole
Nagging cough or hoarseness - answer✔✔What are warning signs for cancer?
-Toxoplasmosis
-Other
-Rubella
-Cytomegalovirus
-Herpes simplex virus (HSV) - answer✔✔What does TORCH stand for?
- answer✔✔Chapter 1
Which of the following would be the most likely cause of an iatrogenic disease? - answer✔✔1.
An inherited disorder - answer✔✔a.
A combination of specific etiological factors - answer✔✔b.
An unwanted effect of a prescribed drug - answer✔✔c.
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