Granulomatous inf - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chagas Disease - Answer Caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite passed in the feces of Reduviidae/kissing bug Penetrates broken skin or intact mucous membranes forming a pseudocyst releasing inflammatory infiltrates into myocytes; stains with Giemsa & Wright Romana sign occurs when portal of entry is the conjunctiva or eyelid May resulting in: Enlarged heart- CHF, sudden cardiac arrest Enlarged esophagus- difficulty swallowing Enlarged colon- abdominal pain or constipation Treat wit...

Chagas Disease ---------- Correct Answer -------- Caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite passed in the feces of Reduviidae/kissing bug Penetrates broken skin or intact mucous membranes forming a pseudocyst releasing inflammatory infiltrates into myocytes; stains with Giemsa & Wright Romana sign occurs when portal of entry is the conjunctiva or eyelid May resulting in: Enlarged heart- CHF, sudden cardiac arrest Enlarged esophagus- difficulty swallowing Enlarged colon- abdominal pain or...

Blood Vessels part 2, UTHSC Fall 2022 D2 Pathology Giant-Cell (Temporal) Arteritis - The most common form of vaculities among old people in US and Europe - > 50 years - A chronic, granulomatous inflammation of large to small-sized arteries - Predominantly in head - Facial pain or headache - Blindness in case of ophthalmic artery involvement - An initial T cell-mediated immune response Giant-Cell (Temporal) Arteritis morphology - Nodular intimal thickening - Reduced the luminal diam...

Thyroid hormone and retinoic acid has common property as - Answer- DNA binding domain as both have intracellular receptors lung caner that lies centrally and seen in smokers has hypercalcemia due to PTHrP - Answer- Squamous cell carcinoma Chronic lithium toxicity - Answer- confusion, ataxia, neuromuscular excitabiliyt can be preceipated by volume depletion and drug interactions with thiazide diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and NSAIDs Nephrogenic DI osteoclast-activating factor - Answer- IL-...

Blood Vessels part 2, UTHSC Fall 2022 D2 Pathology Giant-Cell (Temporal) Arteritis - The most common form of vaculities among old people in US and Europe - > 50 years - A chronic, granulomatous inflammation of large to small-sized arteries - Predominantly in head - Facial pain or headache - Blindness in case of ophthalmic artery involvement - An initial T cell-mediated immune response Giant-Cell (Temporal) Arteritis morphology - Nodular intimal thickening - Reduced the luminal diam...

Blood Vessels part 2, UTHSC Fall 2022 D2 Pathology Giant-Cell (Temporal) Arteritis - The most common form of vaculities among old people in US and Europe - > 50 years - A chronic, granulomatous inflammation of large to small-sized arteries - Predominantly in head - Facial pain or headache - Blindness in case of ophthalmic artery involvement - An initial T cell-mediated immune response Giant-Cell (Temporal) Arteritis morphology - Nodular intimal thickening - Reduced the luminal diam...

Blood Vessels part 2, UTHSC Fall 2022 D2 Pathology Giant-Cell (Temporal) Arteritis - The most common form of vaculities among old people in US and Europe - > 50 years - A chronic, granulomatous inflammation of large to small-sized arteries - Predominantly in head - Facial pain or headache - Blindness in case of ophthalmic artery involvement - An initial T cell-mediated immune response Giant-Cell (Temporal) Arteritis morphology - Nodular intimal thickening - Reduced the luminal diam...

Medical Medical -Surgical Nursing Surgical Nursing Surgical Nursing What is hypermetropia? - long sitedness, whereby light ray convergence at a point after the retina, and therfore out of focus. Nearby objects apphear blurry while distant objects are clearer what is myopia? - near/short sightedness, close is clear, far is blurry -usual starts in puberty and gets worse untill eye is fully grown. also in very young children. conditions associated with myopia? - squint- childhood eyes point in ...

Chagas Disease - correct answersCaused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite passed in the feces of Reduviidae/kissing bug Penetrates broken skin or intact mucous membranes forming a pseudocyst releasing inflammatory infiltrates into myocytes; stains with Giemsa & Wright Romana sign occurs when portal of entry is the conjunctiva or eyelid May resulting in: Enlarged heart- CHF, sudden cardiac arrest Enlarged esophagus- difficulty swallowing Enlarged colon- abdominal pain or constipation T...

Blood Vessels part 2, UTHSC Fall 2022 D2 Pathology Giant-Cell (Temporal) Arteritis - The most common form of vaculities among old people in US and Europe - > 50 years - A chronic, granulomatous inflammation of large to small-sized arteries - Predominantly in head - Facial pain or headache - Blindness in case of ophthalmic artery involvement - An initial T cell-mediated immune response Giant-Cell (Temporal) Arteritis morphology - Nodular intimal thickening - Reduced the luminal diam...