NSG120 QUIZ 5 QUESTIONS WITH REVISED ANSWERS GRADED A+
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NSG120 QUIZ 5 QUESTIONS WITH REVISED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Buerger's disease - Answer-A condition in which the blood vessels, especially those supplying the legs, are constricted whenever nicotine enters the bloodstream, the ultimate result being gangrene and amputation.
primary hypertension risk f...
NSG120 QUIZ 5 QUESTIONS WITH
REVISED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Buerger's disease - Answer-A condition in which the blood vessels, especially those
supplying the legs, are constricted whenever nicotine enters the bloodstream, the
ultimate result being gangrene and amputation.
primary hypertension - Answer-High blood pressure, the cause of which is unknown;
also known as essential hypertension
force required to eject blood from the ventricles and is determined by the peripheral
resistance to the opening of the semilunar valves. - Answer-afterload
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) - Answer-a condition, often life
threatening, that involves both excessive bleeding and excessive clotting.
Causes: blood transfusion reaction (DIC)
coronary artery disease (CAD) - Answer-a condition affecting arteries of the heart that
reduces the flow of blood and the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium;
most often caused by atherosclerosis
Hemolytic Anemias - Answer-result from excessive destruction of RBCs, or hemolysis,
leading to a low erythrocyte count and low total hemoglobin.
Symptoms:
Severe anemia causes pallor, weakness, tachycardia, and dyspnea
Splenomegaly
Vascular occlusions
correct sequence of blood returning to the heart - Answer-Capillaries, venules, veins,
right atrium
Preload - Answer-refers to the mechanical state of the heart at the end of diastole with
the ventricles at their maximum volume.
, Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) - Answer-Clot formation in the deep, larger veins of
the legs
Treatment: Application of heat, bedrest, elastic support
varicose veins - Answer-abnormally swollen and twisted veins, usually occurring in the
legs, caused by heavy lifting
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) - Answer-a form of venous disease that occurs
when veins in your legs are damaged. As a result, these veins can't manage blood flow
as well as they should, and it's harder for blood in your legs to return to your heart.
repolarization of ventricles - Answer-The electrical activity of the heart is recorded on
the ECG. What does the T wave on the ECG represent?
Hemophilia A - Answer-deficit or abnormality of clotting factor VIII and is the most
common inherited clotting disorder.
Von Willebrand Disease - Answer-This is the most common hereditary blood
clotting/bleeding disorder, a clotting factor that helps platelets clump and stick to the
walls of blood vessels where damage has occurred.
Thrombophilia - Answer-A tendency toward the development of blood clots as a result
of an abnormality of the system of coagulation.
Acquired thrombophilias commonly occur during events such as surgery, injury, or other
medical conditions.
Lymph - Answer-a clear watery fluid that is very similar to blood plasma except that it
contains large numbers of white blood cells, mostly lymphocytes
Reed-Sternberg cell - Answer-The atypical cell used as a marker for diagnosis of
Hodgkin lymphoma, a giant cell present in the lymph node
Multiple Myeloma - Answer-A neoplastic disease of unknown etiology involving the
plasma cells. An increased number of malignant plasma cells replace the bone marrow
and erode the bone
neoplasia - Answer-the new and abnormal development of cells that may be benign or
malignant
Lymphedema - Answer-swelling due to an abnormal accumulation of lymph fluid within
the tissues
Elephantiasis - Answer-caused primarily by an infestation and blockage of the lymph
vessels of the extremities by a parasitic worm called filaria
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