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chapter 4
pathophysiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chronic glomerulonephritis and renal failure may both result in? | Uremia |
| The definition that best explains encephalitis? | Inflammation of the brain |
| What is the name of the condition caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone before puberty? | Gigantism |
| Which sexually transmitted diseases is sometimes called the silent STD? | Chlamydial infection |
| Cancer in which site is the leading cause of cancer death in males? | Lungs |
| Chronic dilation and distention of the bronchial walls is called? | Bronchiectasis |
| Failure of the restes to descend into the scrotum from the abdominal cavity is called? | Cryptorchidism |
| The condition that may result in a lack of melanin pigment in the body? | Albinism |
| Acute glomerulonephritis can not be marked by? | Pus Formation |
| The most common cyanotic cardiac defect is? | Tetralogy of Fallot |
| Which is the most common disease or condition of the urinary system? | Pyelonephritis |
| Diabetes insipdus results from the lack or deficiency of? | Antidiuretic hormone |
| Diverticulosis occurs particularly in the? | Colon |
| Vitiligo is a condition that affects which of the body systems? | Integumentary |
| What is not a causative factor for pernicious anemia? | folic acid deficiency |
| The failure of bone marrow to produce erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets is called? | Aplastic anemia |
| Tetanus is commonly called? | Lockjaw |
| The following is not an obvious sign of Parkinson's disease? | Seizure |
| Which fracture of the bone is common in children? | Greenstick fracture |
| The following is not a symptoms of nephrotic syndrome ? | Hypotension |
| The absence of the onset of menstruation at puberty is called? | Amenorrhea |
| Undescended testes may become the potential site of? | Cancer |
| The term that means "inflammaton of the tening membrane of the heart"? | Endocarditis |
| A prolapse of one section of the intestine into the lumen of another segment, causing intestinal blockage, is called? | Intussusception |
| Episodic vasospasm of the small cutaneous arteries, usually located in the finger,is known as? | Raynaud's disease |
| The most common type of anemia in the U.S. is ? | Iron-deficiency |
| The following is a fungal infection of the skin that forms a ringlike pattern? | Tinea |
| The following cells can release histamine and heparin? | Mast Cells |
| The most common causative organism of meningitis in adults is? | Neisseria meningitidis |
| Trisomy 21 is also called? | Down syndrome |
| Thrombophlebitis occurs most commonly in the ? | Lower legs |
| The sudden onset of a disease marked by intensity is described as? | Acute |
| A patient with Addison's disease should be examined by which type of specialist? | Endocrinologist |
| Serum sickness is what type of hypersensitivity? | III |
| An area of dead cells due to lack of oxygen is called? | Infarction |
| The condition in which one of the sex chromosomes is missing is called? | Turner's syndrome |
| A cancer of the epithelial cells is called? | Carcinoma |
| Athlete's foot is otherwise known as? | Tinea Pedis |
| The biggest risk factor for invasive cervical cancer is? | Lack of regular cervical Pap smears |
| Which organism commonly causes toxic shock syndrome? | Staphylococcus aureus |
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