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NURS 231 PATHOPHYS FINAL EXAM
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NURS 231 PATHOPHYS FINAL EXAM
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Schwann cells produce myelin in the CNS.
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, True False
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A diabetic's risk of macrovascular diseases is 2-4 times higher and
the leading cause of death among diabetics (50-75%) is from a
macrovascular disease. Name 3 of the 4 complications listed:
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Kidney failure, liver disease, lung Alzheimer's disease, depression,
cancer, and diabetes insipidus anxiety disorder, and schizophrenia
Peripheral vascular disease,
High blood pressure, osteoporosis,
coronary artery disease, heart
arthritis, and pneumonia
attack, and stroke
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Alterations in the HPA axis have been linked to PTSD.
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True False
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A person with HIV is not infectious when they are asymptomatic.
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True False
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What are two systemic manifestations of cancer exhibited by cancer
patients?
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Weight loss, wasting of body
fat and muscle tissue,
Stiffness in the morning that
weakness, anorexia, and
resolves in less than 30 minutes
anemia, fatigue, sleep
disturbances
coronary heart disease, cardiac
dysrhythmias, congestive heart Signs and symptoms
failure, and sudden death.
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low oxygen to tissues
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hypoxic cell injury free radical injury
physical agents necrosis
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