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NUR 2206 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) EXAM 1 | A SOLVED 100% CORRECT
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NUR 2206 Exam 11. anabolism
Answer
breaking down and trying to build up things
2. catabolism
Answer
breaking down of molecules to release energy
3. defecation
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discharge of feces
4. emesis
Answer
vomiting
5. enteral nutrition
Answer
through feeding tube or mouth
6. parental nutrition
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through IV
7. flatulence
Answer
gas in the stomach or intestines
8. hematocrit
Answer
,measure red blood cells
9. nasogastric tube
Answer
feeding tube through nose to stomach
10. NPO
Answer
nothing by mouth
11. intravenous nutrition
Answer
nutrition through an IV
12. PEG tube
Answer
goes directly into stomach, longer term placement
13. stool
Answer
feces
14. polyuria
Answer
more pee than normal
15. oliguria
Answer
less than 400 mL of urine a day
16. neurogenic bladder
Answer
injury to CNS, nerves to bladder are damaged
,- usually retaining urine and have to straight catheter urine
- usually in strokes
17. nocturia
Answer
waking up at night a lot to urinate
18. dysuria
Answer
painful urination
19. anuria
Answer
less than 50 mL of urine
- kidneys are not working and cannot filter out urine
20. medical asepsis/clean technique
Answer
aimed at controlling the amount of microbes
21. contaminated
Answer
introduction of pathogens or infectious agents into or on normal- ly clean or sterile objects,
places, or surfaces
22. dehiscence
Answer
a partial or total separation of previously approximated wound edges, due to a failure of proper
wound healing
23. evisceration
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bowel contents protruding through the abdominal wall
, 24. infection
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invasion and growth of a microorganism within the body
25. inflammation
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body releases chemicals that trigger an immune response to fight off infection or heal damaged
tissue
26. pathogen
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organism that causes a disease to its host
27. phagocytosis
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a 3-stage process by which phagocytes (neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages) engulf and
destroy microorganisms, other foreign anti- gens, and cell debris
28. purulent
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pus
29. sanguineous
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bloody drainage
30. serosanguineous
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contains or relates to both blood and the liquid part of blood (serum)
31. serous
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