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Test Bank For Gould's Pathophysiology for the HealthProfessions 7th Edition By VanMeter and Hubert
The potential unwanted, usually damaging outcomes of a primary condition or
disease, such as paralysis following recovery from a stroke, are referred to as: -
ANSWER Sequelae
The maintaining of a relatively stable internal environment by the body is called: -
ANSWER Homeostasis
An area of dead cells resulting from a lack of oxygen, where the function of the
tissue or organ may be lost, is called a(n): - ANSWER Infarction
The study of the physiologic (functional) changes as a result of a disease process is:
- ANSWER Pathophysiology
The number of new cases of a disease in a given population noted within a stated
time period indicates the __________________ of a disease. - ANSWER incidence
The term used to refer to undifferentiated cells that have variable nuclei and cell
structures and is the basis for grading a tumor is: - ANSWER Anaplasia
A factor that can trigger an acute episode of a condition or disease is referred to as
a(n): - ANSWER Precipitating factor
Neoplasm means "new growth" and is commonly called a: - ANSWER Tumor
_______________________ indicate(s) a high risk for the development of a certain
disease or condition but not the certain development of the disease. - ANSWER
Predisposing factors
Prevention of a disease is linked to both the _______________________________
for a specific disease. - ANSWER etiology and predisposing factors
Renal failure or the excessive loss of bicarbonate through severe diarrhea can result
in the body pH imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER Metabolic acidosis
Hypokalemia can cause an irregular, abnormal cardiac rhythm referred to as: -
ANSWER Dysrhythmias
Typical causes of dehydration include vomiting, excessive sweating, use of
concentrated supplements, and: - ANSWER Diabetic ketoacidosis
Two thirds of the water in humans is contained in this fluid compartment: - ANSWER
Intracellular
, Decrease in bone density, especially in weight-bearing areas, and depression of
neuromuscular activity are typical symptoms of the electrolyte imbalance referred to
as: - ANSWER Hypercalcemia
Drugs that cause increased excretion of water through the kidneys and urine
production are classified as: - ANSWER Diuretics
Hypoparathyroidism and malabsorption with effects such as tetany are characteristic
of the electrolyte imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER Hypocalcemia
Hyperventilation as a result of high anxiety or high fever may result in a pH
imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER Respiratory alkalosis
The condition of high serum potassium levels as a result of renal failure is referred to
as: - ANSWER Hyperkalemia
Low sodium levels that may be caused by excessive sweating, vomiting, or diarrhea
is a condition referred to as: - ANSWER Hyponatremia
Pain that lasts several months, often doesn't respond to pain therapy, and often has
an unknown cause is referred to as: - ANSWER Chronic pain
Unmyelinated fibers that are involved in the transmission of chronic pain and thus
transmit pain impulses slowly are: - ANSWER C fibers
Pain that originates in the skin, bone, or muscles and is conducted by sensory fibers
is called: - ANSWER Somatic pain
Nociceptors are: - ANSWER Free sensory nerve endings
The level of stimulation required to perceive pain is called the pain: - ANSWER
Threshold
A type of general anesthesia where the patient can respond to commands but is
unaware of the procedure and does not experience any discomfort is called: -
ANSWER neuroleptanesia
Myelinated nerve fibers that rapidly transmit acute pain information from the sensory
fibers to the central nervous system are: - ANSWER A Delta fibers
The tract in the spinothalamic bundle that carries slower impulses for chronic or dull
pain is the: - ANSWER Paleospinothalamic tract
The system that informs the brain of incoming pain stimuli is the: - ANSWER
Reticular activating system
Pain that originates in the organs and is conducted by sympathetic fibers is called: -
ANSWER Visceral pain
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