NUR 3125 Final Exam Questions with Complete Solutions. (100% Verified)
What does inflammation begin w/? Correct Answer arachidonic acid and under goes conversion by cyclooxylenase
What does arachidonic acid become? Correct Answer prostaglandins
What role do prostaglandins play? Correct Answer they are the #1 inflammatory marker
What does the arachidonic acid inflammatory process generally apply to? Correct Answer connective tissue
What facilitates the conversion of arachidonic acid in pulmonary tissue? Correct Answer
lipooxygenase
What is a major cause of inflammatory diseases? Correct Answer autoimmunity- cells have histocompatibility group and the body fails to recognize its own cells
Are autoimmune diseases usually genetic? Correct Answer yes
What does the immune response start with? Correct Answer helper t cells presenting antigens in oder to determine if it is foreign
What is humoral immunity made up of? Correct Answer plasma and memory cells
What do plasma cells do? Correct Answer react to acute presence of antigen w/ compliment fixation
What do memory cells do? Correct Answer they wait for antigens to present themselves
again; make the second exposure much shorter
Elevated neutrophils means Correct Answer bacterial infection
Elevated lymphocytes means Correct Answer primary indicator of a viral infection
Elevated monocytes means Correct Answer viral infection
Elevated eosinaphils means Correct Answer parasites and allergies
Elevated basophils means Correct Answer food allergies or nonspecific manor of allergies and viruses What is a common parasite seen in kids? Correct Answer pin worms
What are the signs of inflamed tissue? Correct Answer calor,hyperemia, erythema, pain,
swelling (exudation), loss of function
Why does tissue become hard? Correct Answer build up of WBC
What occurs with acute inflammation? Correct Answer Abscess formation
What happens with chronic inflammation? Correct Answer scarring
What is the generalized pattern of atherosclerotic vascular disease? Correct Answer usually starts w/ hypertension which ruptures blood vessels and starts platelet aggregation
What creates a fatty streak in blood vessels? Correct Answer LDL cholesterol sticking to
the blood vessels
How does the body respond to the excess lipid presence in blood vessels? Correct Answer immune system responds causing scar formation and hardening or arteries
What can cause high levels of triglycerides? Correct Answer excess carb consumption
Why are triglycerides bad? Correct Answer they are inflammatory and can make platelets even sticker
What is the main way to raise HDL cholesterol levels? Correct Answer vigorous exercise
What is the most common cardiovascular disease? Correct Answer hypertension
What is the most common form of hypertension? Correct Answer central/primary (genetically predisposed)
What is the most common cause of secondary hypertension? Correct Answer kidney disease
What does kidney disease usually begin as? Correct Answer renal deficiency commonly
caused by type 2 diabetes
Where else can you see secondary hypertension? Correct Answer cushing's disease, glomerulus sclerosis, and pheochromocytoma
What is a myocardial infarction? Correct Answer obstruction of coronary artery
What does inflammation begin w/? Correct Answer arachidonic acid and under goes conversion by cyclooxylenase
What does arachidonic acid become? Correct Answer prostaglandins
What role do prostaglandins play? Correct Answer they are the #1 inflammatory marker
What does the arachidonic acid inflammatory process generally apply to? Correct Answer connective tissue
What facilitates the conversion of arachidonic acid in pulmonary tissue? Correct Answer
lipooxygenase
What is a major cause of inflammatory diseases? Correct Answer autoimmunity- cells have histocompatibility group and the body fails to recognize its own cells
Are autoimmune diseases usually genetic? Correct Answer yes
What does the immune response start with? Correct Answer helper t cells presenting antigens in oder to determine if it is foreign
What is humoral immunity made up of? Correct Answer plasma and memory cells
What do plasma cells do? Correct Answer react to acute presence of antigen w/ compliment fixation
What do memory cells do? Correct Answer they wait for antigens to present themselves
again; make the second exposure much shorter
Elevated neutrophils means Correct Answer bacterial infection
Elevated lymphocytes means Correct Answer primary indicator of a viral infection
Elevated monocytes means Correct Answer viral infection
Elevated eosinaphils means Correct Answer parasites and allergies
Elevated basophils means Correct Answer food allergies or nonspecific manor of allergies and viruses What is a common parasite seen in kids? Correct Answer pin worms
What are the signs of inflamed tissue? Correct Answer calor,hyperemia, erythema, pain,
swelling (exudation), loss of function
Why does tissue become hard? Correct Answer build up of WBC
What occurs with acute inflammation? Correct Answer Abscess formation
What happens with chronic inflammation? Correct Answer scarring
What is the generalized pattern of atherosclerotic vascular disease? Correct Answer usually starts w/ hypertension which ruptures blood vessels and starts platelet aggregation
What creates a fatty streak in blood vessels? Correct Answer LDL cholesterol sticking to
the blood vessels
How does the body respond to the excess lipid presence in blood vessels? Correct Answer immune system responds causing scar formation and hardening or arteries
What can cause high levels of triglycerides? Correct Answer excess carb consumption
Why are triglycerides bad? Correct Answer they are inflammatory and can make platelets even sticker
What is the main way to raise HDL cholesterol levels? Correct Answer vigorous exercise
What is the most common cardiovascular disease? Correct Answer hypertension
What is the most common form of hypertension? Correct Answer central/primary (genetically predisposed)
What is the most common cause of secondary hypertension? Correct Answer kidney disease
What does kidney disease usually begin as? Correct Answer renal deficiency commonly
caused by type 2 diabetes
Where else can you see secondary hypertension? Correct Answer cushing's disease, glomerulus sclerosis, and pheochromocytoma
What is a myocardial infarction? Correct Answer obstruction of coronary artery
