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Pathophysiology FINAL EXAM-Rasmussen University Questions With
Correct Answers.
Monitor heart. Complications of the heart. - ANSWER- Low potassium (Hypokalemia)
Epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol. Increase heart rate and increase in blood
pressure - ANSWER- Catecholamines - Flight or fight response
Plasma protein. It keeps water along with it. Water escapes into interstitial cell space.
Swelling. Fluid is in the wrong places. Fluid in the peritoneal cavity. - ANSWER-
Function of Albumin - decrease albumin - ascites
Sodium and water retention - ANSWER- Function of aldosterone
extracellular, interstitial, intracellular, intravascular - ANSWER- Different fluid
compartments
increased capillary hydrostatic pressure. Decreased albumin levels. - ANSWER-
Causes of edema
Sign is something you see. Objective you observe is a sign. Subjective is a symptom.
Symptom is something the patient is feeling. - ANSWER- Signs and Symptoms
Immune complex reaction. RA and SLE - ANSWER- Type 3 hypersensitivity reaction
examples
Contact with allergen - ANSWER- Cause of contact dermatitis
Primary, secondary, tertiary - ANSWER- Levels of prevention
Fatal to brain- Nervous system changes - ANSWER- Hyponatremia
They will not listen to the signals of apoptosis cell death. They communicate and invade
nearby organs - ANSWER- Metastatic cancer cells
Powerhouse. - ANSWER- Function of the mitochondria
Helps with the production of proteins synthesis. - ANSWER- Ribosomes
After 50 years, every 10 years screening for colonoscopy. Stool for occult blood every
year, sigmoidoscopy every 5 years - ANSWER- Colonoscopy
, Helps in the production of RBC, WBC, and platelets. Hematopoiesis - ANSWER-
Primary function of the bone marrow
Swelling, pain, redness, warmth - ANSWER- Assessment findings with localized
inflammation
Increased amount white blood cells - ANSWER- Leukocytosis
Uncontrolled modification of immature white blood cells, decreased RBC, and
decreased platelet. Lead to bone marrow suppression - ANSWER- Leukemia
Develop disease and develop immunity of disease (immunization). - ANSWER- Active
immunity
Transfer of antibodies of one person to another. - ANSWER- Passive immunity
Abnormal uric acid metabolism - ANSWER- What happens with Gout?
bone loss due to aging. Increased bone reabsorption than bone formation. - ANSWER-
Osteoporosis
Respiratory management - ANSWER- Priority assessment with myasthenia crisis
produces blood glucose levels - ANSWER- Insulin
helps to increase blood glucose levels. Breaks down stored glycogen into glucose. -
ANSWER- Glucagon
Body continues to produce growth hormone after the epiphyseal plates have been fused
- ANSWER- Acromegaly
Increased growth hormone production during the growth period. - ANSWER- Gigantism
calcium imbalance - ANSWER- Parathyroid gland problems
Priority assessment with spinal cord injury - ANSWER- Maintaining the airway
Change of the mental status. Indicator of brain function - ANSWER- Glasgow coma
scale
Diving accident - ANSWER- Examples for compression injury
Problems during pregnancy and labor, irreversible changes before, during, and after
birth. - ANSWER- cause for cerebral palsy
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