Adenocarcinoma - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Msn 570 Week 2 Latest Exam Latest Study Guide 2023/2024

MC esophageal CA - Adenocarcinoma Squamous cell carinoma: MC worldwide, Upper 2/3, a/w smoking Adenocarcinoma: MC in US, Lower 1/3, a/w Barrett's esophagus A 35-year-old-man with a history of occasional bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain presents with acute onset severe abdominal pain. Vital signs are significant for a temperature of 39°C, heart rate 140, and blood pressure 82/55 mm Hg. On physical exam, his abdomen is distended and tympanic. Which of the following diagnostic studies...

NBME Practice MCB Questions and answers A 2 year old girl who is exposed to the sun has progressive development of dryness of the skin, excessive freckling, and keratoses. Skin fibroblasts cultured from this child are most likely to be defective in which of the following? Nuclear excision repair of pyrimidine dimers a 65 year old man has a radical prostacetomy and lymph node dissection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate. which of the following features is involved in the grading of this neo...

Upper GI organs mouth,pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum Lower GI organs small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus Hepatoportal circulation hepatic artery receives oxygenated blood from the inferior mesenteric, gastric, and cystic veins. The hepatic portal vein receives deoxygenated blood from the inferior and superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein and delivers nutrients that have been absorbed from the intestinal system Osmotic diarrhea Caused by the p...

Surgery EOR Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers what is the most common type of liver cancer? - Answer- hepatocellular carcinoma tx for hemochromatosis (excessive iron loading) - Answer- deferoxamine chelation HBsAg - Answer- acute/chronic infection HBeAg - Answer- VERY INFECTIOUS acute/chronic infection infectivity wild type viral infection anti-HBc - Answer- marker of exposure persists indefinitely anti-HBe - Answer- low infectivity Anti-HBs - Answer- marker of immunity VACCI...

What is the pathophysiology for GERD? correct answersRelaxation of gastroesophogeal sphincter allowing reflux of gastric acid & pepsin into the esophagus What are the signs & symptoms of GERD? correct answers1. Dysphagia 2. Heartburn 3. Increased salivation 4. Belching 5. Pain radiating back, neck, or jaw How can sphincter tone in GERD cases be improved? correct answers1. Lose weight if necessary 2. Stop smoking 3. Determine is medicine may be the cause 4. Remain upright after eatin...

NU 327 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT What are the three factors of Virchow's triad? - Answer- venous stasis (sluggish blood flow), hypercoagulability, and damage to the venous wall (intimal injury). What are most common risk factors of venous thromboembolus formation? - Answer- Immobility, trauma, pregnancy, cancer, heart failure, and estrogen use. Symptoms of pulmonary venous thromboembolus - Answer- Varies secondary to size of embolus and underlying cardiopulmonary conditio...

PCCN Exam Questions and Answers what are first clues of ARDS? - Answer-tachypnea, progressive hypoxemia, acute onset what do you see on CXR with ARDS? - Answer-ground glass opacities, WHITE OUT treatment for ARDS: - Answer-intubate, use low tidal volumes, permissive with high CO2, use PEEP to pop alveoli open and pushes fluid out of alveoli back into interstitium three types of non-small cell lung cancer: - Answer-adenocarcinoma large cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma what i...

The liver is responsible for each of the following EXCEPT: Can store 500-1000 mL of blood Can store glucose as glycogen Converts ammonia to urea Correct! Helps with digestion of lipids Question 2 5 / 5 pts Multiple Choice: Risk factors for gallstone formation include each of the following EXCEPT: Female gender Oral contraceptive use Correct! Age (60’s) Obesity Question 3 5 / 5 pts Multiple choice: Chronic reflux esophagitis can develop each of the following EXCEPT: C...

Which of the following cancers is associated with the development of disseminated intravascular coagulation? Mucin-secreting adenocarcinoma of the breast Nonhyperdiploid variant multiple myeloma Primary peritoneal carcinoma Acral lentiginous melanoma - ANSWERMucin-secreting adenocarcinoma of the breast Answer: The incidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation is associated mostly with mucin-secreting adenocarcinomas of the prostate, lung, and breast. Reference: Kaplan, M....