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MedSurg1
Test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A hemotologoc term for a failure of normal process of cell generation and development. | Aplasia |
| Atypical histocyts consisting of large abnormal multinucleated cells in the lymphatic system found in Hodgkin's disease. | Reed-Sternberg cells |
| A malignant disorder of the hematopoietic system in which an excess of leukocytes accumulates in the bone marrow and lymph nodes. | Leukemia |
| A disorder characterized by RBC, hemoglobin and hematocrit levels below normal range. | Anemia |
| A primary or secondary disorder characterized by the accumulation of lymph in soft tissue. | Lymphedema |
| An inflammation of one or more lymphatic vessels or channels. | Lymphangitis |
| A malignant neoplastic immunodeficiency disease of the bone marrow. | Multiple Myelomona |
| Antihemophiliac factor VIII is absent | Hemophilia A |
| Excessive bone marrow production | Myeloproliferative |
| Bleeding into a joint space | Hemarthrosis |
| A grave coagulopathy resulting from the overstimulationg of clotting and anticlotting process in response to disease or injury. | DIC Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation |
| An abnormal increase in the number of circulating RBC's. | Erythrocytosis |
| Cause unknown | Idiopathic |
| All three major blood elements from the bone marrow are reduced or absent | Pancytopenic |
| Chemical factors produced and released by T cells. | Lymphokine |
| Unable to distinguish "self" proteins from "foreign" proteins. | Autoimmune |
| What type of immunity is mediated by the B cells in response to an antigen and produces antibodies? | Humoral Immunity |
| What type of immunity has physical barriers? | Innate or Natural Immunity |
| Abnormal condition characterized by excessive reaction | Hypersensitivity |
| Transmission from mother to a fetus | Vertical Transmission |
| Amount of measurable HIV virons | Viral Load |
| Development of detectable level of HIV antibodies | Seroconversion |
| Group of disease that carries genetic material in RNA | Retrovirus |
| Caused by normally nonpathogenic organisms | Opportunistic |
| The degree of pathogenicity possessed by an organisms. | Virulence |
| Substances known to increase the risk for the development of cancer | Carcinogens |
| A pelvic examination for women to detect cancer. | Papanicolaou's test (smear) |
| Not recurrent or progressive; nonmalignant | Benign |
| Growing worse and resisting treatment | Malignant |
| The process by which tumor cells are spread to distant parts of the body. | Metastasis |
| The immune system's recognition and destruction of newly developed abnormal cells. | Immunosurveillance |
| Term used for malignant tumors composed of epithelia cells, which have a tendency to metastasize. | Carcinoma |
| Loss of hair | Alopecia |
| The terms used for uncontrolled or abnormal growth of cells | Neoplasm |
| A reduction in the number of circulating platelets due to the suppression of the bone marrow. | Thrombocytopenia |
| A mouth inflammation due to the destruction of normal cells of the oral cavity. | Stomatitis |
| Refers to malignant tumors of connective tissues such as muscle or bone | Sarcoma |
| Oncologic emergency that occurs with rapid lysis of malignant cells | Tumor Lysis Syndrome |
| The process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells. | Carconogensis |
| Most like the parent tissue | Differentiated |
| Reduction in the number of circulating white blood cells due to depression of the bone marrow | Leukopenia |
| Indicating something that has its origins within an individual, especially a factor present in tissue or fluids. | Autologous |
| Removal of a small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic examination. | Biopsy |
| Circumscribed elevation of skin filled with serous fluid. | Vesicle |
| The symptom of itching | Pruritis |
| Small, flat blemished that are flush with the skin surface. | Macule (freckle) |
| Small raised solid skin lesions less than 1 cm in diameter. | Papules |
| Presence of wheals or hives in an allergic reaction. | Urticaria |
| Lice infestation; a parasitic disorder of the skin that is usually associated with poor living conditions. | Pediculosis |
| Overgrowth of collagenous scar tissue at the site of the wound | Keloids |
| Round elevations of the skin; white in the center with pale red periphery. | Wheals |
| A benign, viral, warty skin lesion with a rough papillamatous (nipple-like) growth occurring in many forms. | Verruca |
| Small, circumscribed elevation of the skin that contain pus | Pustulant Vesicles |
| A pigmented, congenital skin blemish that is usually benign but can become cancerous | Nevi |
| Production of purulent material | Suppuration |
| Loss of epidermis; linear, hollowed-out, crusted area | Excoriation |
| Fluid, cells, or other substances that have been slowly exuded or discharged, from small pores or breaks in the cell membrane | Exudate |
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