Pathophysi nr283 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Patho Exam 2 Integumentary system  SKIN- largest organ, 20% of body weight  ACCESSORIES 1. hair 3. Gland 2. nails  1. PROTECTION 2. TEMPERATURE REGULATION 3. PROTECT AGAINST MICROOGRANISM 4. LOSS OF BODY FLUIDS 5. STRESS OF MECHANICAL FORCES 6. PRODUCTION OF VITAMIN D 7. IMMUNE SURVEILLENCE 8. PLEASUREABLE SENSATION  EPIDERMIS Layers 1. superficial outer layer 4. stratum spinosum 2. stratum corneum 5. stratum germinativum 3. stratum lucidum 6. Stratum basale  Ke...

Patho exam 3 •Renal failure results when the kidneys cannot remove the body’s metabolic wastes (urea) or perform their regulatory functions. The wastes accumulate in the body fluids, leading to a disruption in endocrine and metabolic functions as well as fluid, electrolyte, and acid–base disturbances. Renal failure is a systemic disease and is a final common pathway of many different kidney and urinary tract disease. * Unhealthy or injured kidney. 1. Causes the electrolytes to beco...

Patho exam 3 •Renal failure results when the kidneys cannot remove the body’s metabolic wastes (urea) or perform their regulatory functions. The wastes accumulate in the body fluids, leading to a disruption in endocrine and metabolic functions as well as fluid, electrolyte, and acid–base disturbances. Renal failure is a systemic disease and is a final common pathway of many different kidney and urinary tract disease. * Unhealthy or injured kidney. 1. Causes the electrolytes to beco...

PATHOPHYSI NR283 Final Exam Notes.

PATHO EXAM 4 *Nociception - Sensation of pain resulting from transmission of neural impulses to the brain that is caused by noxious stimuli * Non-nociceptive Pain - Neuropathic Pain [peripheral and central] Nociceptors - Free nerve endings located throughout the body in the afferent PNS that respond to chemical, mechanical and thermal stimuli. 1. Nociceptors are not evenly distributed throughout the body. Sensitivity to pain differs according to their location 2. Fingertips have more noc...

ATHO EXAM 4 *Nociception - Sensation of pain resulting from transmission of neural impulses to the brain that is caused by noxious stimuli * Non-nociceptive Pain - Neuropathic Pain [peripheral and central] Nociceptors - Free nerve endings located throughout the body in the afferent PNS that respond to chemical, mechanical and thermal stimuli. 1. Nociceptors are not evenly distributed throughout the body. Sensitivity to pain differs according to their location 2. Fingertips have more noci...

1. Which of the following would be the most likely cause of an iatrogenic disease? a. An inherited disorder b. A combination of specific etiological factors c. An unwanted effect of a prescribed drug d. Prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment - c. An unwanted effect of a prescribed drug 2. The manifestations of a disease are best defined as the: a. subjective feelings of discomfort during a chronic illness. b. signs and symptoms of a disease. c. factors t...

1. a) Left sided heart failure will result in what kind of manifestations? Manifestations in the lung – dyspnea, DOE, orthopnea, cough with frothy sputum, pulmonary edema and crackles b) Why? Because the left ventricle is failing, fluid backs up into the left atrium, the pulmonary vein, and eventually the lungs 2. With heart failure, left ventricular preload is? A. Decreased B. Increased C. Stays the same D. Increased, then decreased

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