Iatrogenic response - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Define adverse drug reaction - correct answer Any noxious, unintended, and undesired effect that occurs at normal drug doses Define allergic reaction - correct answer An immune response triggered by re-exposure of a previous immune system sensitizing drug. Define carcinogenic effect - correct answer The ability of certain medications and environmental chemicals to cause cancers. Define hepatotoxic drugs - correct answer Drugs that, after metabolism in the liver, are converted to toxic p...

Pharmacology NU 578 - Unit 1 &2 Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers). Full term - ANSWER 36-40 weeks gestation Ganglionic blocking agents - ANSWER Interrupt impulse transmission through ganglia of the autonomic nervous system. They do this by competing with Ach for binding to nicotinic receptors in autonomic ganglia. Generic name - ANSWER Assigned by US Adopted Names Council. -each drug has only ONE -aka nonproprietary name or US Adopted Name Glomerular filtration - ANSWER Moves ...

Cardiology BPT 2 Questions And Answers A+ Review Update 2024 Pericarditis aetiology - ANS-Infectious - viral, Tb, fungal infection Autoimmune Cancer Metabolic conditions Drug-related causes Iatrogenic causes Other Drug-related causes of pericarditis - ANS-Hydralazine Procainimide Minoxidil ATRA Pericarditis need for admission - ANS-Temp >38 Subacute onset Large pericardial effusion >20 mm Tamponade oral anticoagulation Lack of response after 1 week of treatment Aden...

Predisposing Factors to Disease correct answers 1) Heredity 2) Age 3) Gender 4) External Environment 5) Lifestyle Hereditary Diseases correct answers -Monogenic -Autosomal Recessive/ Dominant -X or Sex-Linked Inflammation correct answers Bodies immunologic response to tissue damage Infection correct answers Invasion and multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms Trauma correct answers -An injury or wound caused by external force or violence to the head, chest, abdominopelvic r...

Hartman Phlebotomy Practice Exam 150 Questions with complete Answers 2023 76. Which of these tasks is typically considered within a phlebotomy technician's scope of practice? (Choose three.) (A) Creating peripheral blood smear slides (B) Drawing blood from an indwelling port (C) Performing a throat culture (D) Drawing blood from the dorsal aspect of the hand using a syringe and transfer device (E) Using a microscope to examine blood smears (A) Creating peripheral blood smear slides ...

a. positive feedback - ANSWER-An initial disturbance in a system sets off a chain of events that does not favor stability and often abruptly displaces a system from its steady state: what is that? a. Positive Feedback b. Negative Feedback c. Disease d. Homeostasis b. gums - ANSWER-What organ shrinks with age? a. Prostate b. Gums c. Heart d. All of the above d. there is less thirst perception in the elderly - ANSWER-Which of the following is true? a. An infant will have a slower he...

Pharmacology NU 578 - Unit 1 &2 Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers). Full term - ANSWER 36-40 weeks gestation Ganglionic blocking agents - ANSWER Interrupt impulse transmission through ganglia of the autonomic nervous system. They do this by competing with Ach for binding to nicotinic receptors in autonomic ganglia. Generic name - ANSWER Assigned by US Adopted Names Council. -each drug has only ONE -aka nonproprietary name or US Adopted Name Glomerular filtration - ANSWER Moves ...

Pathophysiology (WCU w- Song) FINAL Exam Questions and Answers Etiology -Answer-The study of the causes or reasons for phenomena Pathogenesis -Answer-development or evolution of a disease idiopathic -Answer-unknown cause of disease Examples of idiopathic disease -Answer-Primary/essential hypertension or gene mutation Iatrogenic -Answer-Cause is the result of an unintended or unwanted medical treatment (medication, medical procedures, or surgery) Examples of Iatrogenic disease -Answer-Diu...

The four steps for respiratory mgmt correct answer: 1. tx *ventilation *first (should problem exist) 2. *oxygenation* 3. *circulation* 4. *perfusion* problems at one step will adversely affect each process that follows it within sequence External respiration vs. Internal respiration correct answer: External = exchange of O2 and CO2 across AC membrane - depends on diffusion capacity of AC membrane & ventilation Internal = exchange of O2 & CO2 across blood and tissue cells - depe...

Virulence - Ability of pathogen to invade and injure host (ability to produce disease) non-specific (innate) immunity - first line of defense against invasion by pathogens specific adaptive immunity - allows the body to make antibodies in response to a foreign organism (antigen) Prevention of HAI - 1. Hand washing 2. Sterile procedure 3. Skin integrity Types of Healthcare Associated Infections - Iatrogenic infection exogenous infection endogenous infection Iantrogenic (HAI) - ...