Marfan syndrome - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TEST BANK FOR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: A PRACTICAL APPROACH 4TH EDITION BY LACHEL STORY, CHAPTER 1-14: ISBN- ISBN-, A+ GUIDE. Chapter 1 Cellular Function 1. An increase in cardiac size and function due to increased workload is termed A) Atrophy. B) Functional. C) Hypertrophy. D) Inflammation. 2. While assessing a patient diagnosed with Marfan's Syndrome, the nurse should include which of the following that is consistent with the syndrome? A) Cardiac assessment for coarcta...

Nurs 221 Pathophysiology midterm 1 Exam Questions With Verified Answers Marfan Syndrome connective tissue disease autosomal dominant cardiac, musculoskeletal, and ophthalmologic systems are most affected cardiac musculoskeletal ophthalmologic What systems are most affected by Marfan Syndrome? long slender fingers excessive height joint laxity What are the predominant characteristics of Marfan Syndrome? Phenylketonuria (PKU) causes the amino acid Phenylalanine to accumul...

A nurse is caring for a 71-year-old female patient with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who is experiencing cardiac ischemia with increased shortness of breath. The MOST appropriate goal of oxygen therapy for this patient would be to: correct answers Maintain oxygen saturations between 90% and 92% Feedback Maintaining oxygen saturations between 90% and 92% will serve the purpose of providing enough oxygen to relieve cardiac ischemia while reducing the risk of respirato...

NURS 309 Quiz 14 Connective Tissue What musculoskeletal health problems is often associated with rheumatoid arthritis? A. Paget's disease B. Lyme disease C. Marfan syndrome D. Osteoporosis D. Osteoporosis

Turner syndrome - ANSWER A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an *X chromosome* is missing, making the person XO instead of XX, or part of one X chromosome is deleted. Tay-Sachs Disease - ANSWER A human genetic disease caused by a recessive allele for a dysfunctional enzyme leads to the accumulation of certain lipids in the brain. Seizures, blindness, and degeneration of motor and mental performance usually become manifest a few months after birth, followed by death within a ...

Certification exam for WGU pathophysiology D236 final test Turner syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER-A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an *X chromosome* is missing, making the person XO instead of XX, or part of one X chromosome is deleted. Tay-Sachs Disease - CORRECT ANSWER-A human genetic disease caused by a recessive allele for a dysfunctional enzyme leads to the accumulation of certain lipids in the brain. Seizures, blindness, and degeneration of motor and mental performa...

Pathophysiology OA Review Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers 2024/2025 What is diffusion ? - Correct Answer The process by which molecules passively spread from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration. Water and electrolytes diffuse from high concentration to lower concentration until an equilibrium is reached what are the signs and symptoms of retinal detachment ? - Correct Answer 1. hairnet like vision (PRIORITY) 2. "curtain-like" half vision loss 3. FLOATER...

Viva ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT ANSWERS What precautions would you normally take before dilating a patient prior to indirect ophthalmoscopy? (10 things) - CORRECT ANSWER- 1. IOP 2. Examine the anterior chamber (van herricks grade 2 or less at risk so that's a ratio of 1: <.5 3. Check their visual acuity and pupil responses 4. 4d's: drug, dose, date, disposal 5. If the patient has had any prior adverse reactions to the drug 6. Marfan's Syndrome patients → could have...

Pericardium o :# a fluid filled sac that covers the heart and helps protect it against infection and trauma. fibrous pericardium o :# The outermost layer of the pericardium serous pericardium o :# The innermost layer of the pericardium, it is made up of two layers parietal layer o :# first layer of the serous pericardium that lines the inside of the fibrous pericardium Visceral layer o :# the layer that adheres to the outside of the heart. Visceral layer o :# is also the epicardiu...

CPN Exam Questions & Answers 2024 monosomy - ANSWER-the loss of one chromosome from a pair; usually rare & fetus is usually non-viable trisomy - ANSWER-an addition to a pair of chromosomes; relatively common autosomal dominant inheritance - ANSWER-children of a heterozygous parent have a 50% chance of possessing the defective gene. children who don't inherit the defective gene will themselves have unaffected offspring. examples of autosomal dominant disorders (2) - ANSWER-marfan s...