Pathophysiology Midterm - Jersey College Study guide With 360 Questions and Correct Answers 100% Complete Solution
*Homeostasis - Correct Answer: maintenance of a stable internal environment;
regardless of external changes
1st aid measures: - Correct Answer: RACE approach: Rest/Ice/Compression/Elevation
2nd degree burns (partial-thickness burns) - Correct Answer: involve destruction of epidermis & part of the dermis.
- mechanisms control or compensate for pH: - Correct Answer: -The buffer pairs
circulating in the blood -respiratory system -Kidneys
3rd degree burn (full thickness burn) - Correct Answer: All three layers have been effected
A precipitating factors - Correct Answer: condition that triggers an acute episode
A syndrome - Correct Answer: is a set of the s/s that occur together as part of a specific disease process
abcess - Correct Answer: Localized pocket of purulent exudate or pus in a solid tissue (around tooth or in the brain)
Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin, ASA) - Correct Answer: -analgesia, decreased fever, anti- inflammatory agent
acupuncture - Correct Answer: Chinese medical practice of inserting needles into certain areas of the body
acute disease - Correct Answer: New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
acute pain (myelinated A delta fibers) - Correct Answer: -sudden/severe/short-term -localized or generalized -indicates tissue damage but decrease once cause is tx'd -Increased HR/RR/BP/skeletal muscle tension/anxiety -cool/pale/moist kin
Acute Stage - Correct Answer: Short-term that develops quickly with marked signs
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Acute Stage - Correct Answer: Short-term that develops quickly with marked signs
Adverse affect for broad spectrum therapy (superinfections) - Correct Answer: Develop fungal infection
Adverse affect for broad spectrum therapy (superinfections) - Correct Answer: Develop fungal infection
Adverse effects of steriods - Correct Answer: Atrophy of lymphoid tissue and reduced numbers of WBCs, Catabolic effects (increased tissue breakdown with decreased protein synthesis) osteoporosis, muscle wasting, and tendency of thinning and breakdown of skin and mucosa, delayed healing, delayed growth in children, retention of sodium and water often leading to high BP and edema
Adverse effects of steriods - Correct Answer: Atrophy of lymphoid tissue and reduced numbers of WBCs, Catabolic effects (increased tissue breakdown with decreased protein synthesis) osteoporosis, muscle wasting, and tendency of thinning and breakdown of skin and mucosa, delayed healing, delayed growth in children, retention of sodium and water often leading to high BP and edema
Adverse or toxic effects - Correct Answer: are side effects that are dangerous, cause tissue damage, or are life-threatening
Agent - Correct Answer: Person, animal or organism that carries and trCorrect
Answer:mits an infection
Agent - Correct Answer: Person, animal or organism that carries and trCorrect
Answer:mits an infection
Aids Dementia - Correct Answer: Common in later stages of aids, Gradual loss of
memory and cognitive ability and impaired motor function, Virus itself invades brain tissue and may be exacerbated by other infections
Aids Dementia - Correct Answer: Common in later stages of aids, Gradual loss of
memory and cognitive ability and impaired motor function, Virus itself invades brain tissue and may be exacerbated by other infections
Algae - Correct Answer: are eukaryotic microorganisms wide spread in fresh & marine waters (usually not a concern for human dz)
Amoeba - Correct Answer: Motile group of protozoa, moving by extending part of their cytoplasm and flowing forward(ambeoid movement) They engulf food in the same order
Amoeba - Correct Answer: Motile group of protozoa, moving by extending part of their cytoplasm and flowing forward(ambeoid movement) They engulf food in the same order 2 / 3
Anabolic Steroid Abuse - Correct Answer: Liver disease, cardiovascular disease,
personality changes, emotional liability, sterility
Anabolic Steroid Abuse - Correct Answer: Liver disease, cardiovascular disease,
personality changes, emotional liability, sterility
Anaplasia - Correct Answer: cells that are undifferentiated with variable nuclear and cell structures
Anaplasia - Correct Answer: cells that are undifferentiated with variable nuclear and cell structures
Andalusia - Correct Answer: Refers to cells that are undifferentiated with variable nuclear and cell structures and numerous meiotic figures
Andalusia - Correct Answer: Refers to cells that are undifferentiated with variable nuclear and cell structures and numerous meiotic figures
Anti virals meds what can they do or not do - Correct Answer: Can reduce the
replication of viruses, but, they do not kill the virus, and thus are not a cure
Anti virals meds what can they do or not do - Correct Answer: Can reduce the
replication of viruses, but, they do not kill the virus, and thus are not a cure
Antisepsis - Correct Answer: chemicals applied to the body that do not usually cause tissue damage, such as isopropyl alcohol-70%, which is the active ingredient in hand sanitizers
Antisepsis - Correct Answer: chemicals applied to the body that do not usually cause tissue damage, such as isopropyl alcohol-70%, which is the active ingredient in hand sanitizers
Apoptosis - Correct Answer: Cell death
Apoptosis - Correct Answer: Cell death
Aromatherapy - Correct Answer: the use of essential oils of plants to treat symptoms
Artificial Active - Correct Answer: Vaccine (live or attenuated organisms) is injected into person. No illness results, but antibodies form
Artificial Active - Correct Answer: Vaccine (live or attenuated organisms) is injected into person. No illness results, but antibodies form
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