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Pathophys Midterm

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show Cystic Fibrosis  
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Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to:   show
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show Brain  
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show Huntington disease  
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The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a specific amino acid is called a:   show
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The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both genes and the environment, is called the disease:   show
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The condition that occurs when a zygote is missing in each cell is referred to as:   show
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show transcription  
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show an euploid cell  
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show protein synthesis  
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show Tay-Sachs disease  
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show a decrease in cell size  
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The process by which cells program themselves to die:   show
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Which causes metaplasia in humans?   show
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The postmortem decrease in a patient's body temperature will be documented as:   show
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Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes in:   show
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show chromosomal breakage  
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Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury?   show
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The nurse documents "tattooing and stippling" in a trauma patient. Which type of injury does this patient have?   show
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show an avulsion  
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show T and B lymphocytes  
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show arthralgia, anemia, and rash  
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show Type 1  
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show neutrophils and macrophages  
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show It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin  
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show skin and mucous membranes  
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Which substance is released during a viral infection and signals neighboring cells to enhance viral defenses?   show
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What term is used to describe the process of endocytosis?   show
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DiGeorge syndrome is characterized by absence or underdevelopment of which organ?   show
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show Women, 20-40 years old  
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Most commonly reported symptom associated with cancer is:   show
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The retinoblastoma gene is what type of gene?   show
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A process in which a piece of one chromosome is moved to another chromosome:   show
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What term is used to describe cancer that extends to organs or tissues distant from the site of origin?   show
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show Cancer  
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show Increased cell division  
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A patient is experiencing leukopenia from cancer and chemotherapy treatment. Which condition should you assess for in this patient?   show
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show invade surrounding tissues; they also grow rapidly and have a tendency to metastasize  
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show surviving in the bloodstream  
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show Human papilloma virus  
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show immunologic and inflammatory demyelination of central nervous system neurons  
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show bleeding between the dura mater and the brain  
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Autonomic hyperreflexia is caused by:   show
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show a viral infection  
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show brain swelling  
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ALS is caused by:   show
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show Intramedullary  
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show loss of consciousness  
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show respiratory or gastrointestinal viral infections  
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Cerebral thrombosis develops most often from:   show
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show L4-S1  
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show Frontal  
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Your patient has a brief episode of neurological deficits that resolves within 12 hours with a return to normal functioning. What diagnosis should you document on the chart?   show
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What type of injury will the nurse prepare to care for when a patient has a diffuse brain injury?   show
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A patient has a recent spinal cord injury. Which term should the nurse use to describe the loss of reflex function below the level of injury/lesion?   show
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Your patient with HIV has painful burning dysesthesias and paresthesias, especially in the extremities. What condition will you document in the chart?   show
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show Kernig  
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show respiratory arrest  
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show compressive symptoms plus radicular pain and paresthesias  
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A herniated disk allows the gelatinous material (the nucleus pulposus) to:   show
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The eukaryotic cell consists of three general components:   show
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Genes, the basic units of inheritance, are composed of:   show
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show a mutation  
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The reversible replacement of one mature cell type by another less mature cell type is called:   show
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show edema  
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show sensation of thirst and by antidiuretic hormone (ADH)  
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show potassium balance  
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show the inflammatory response  
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What are molecules that bind and react with components of the immune response, such as antibodies and receptors on B and T cells?   show
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show viruses  
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show immunodeficiency i  
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A patient with a combined immune deficiency lacks:   show
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Among the many innate defenses the body has to pathogens, the first line of defense is the:   show
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If a patient has liquefactive necrosis, which organ should the nurse assess first?   show
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show phenotype  
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show a decrease in cell size  
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show Apoptosis  
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Most commonly reported symptom associated with cancer is:   show
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show Metastasis  
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show surviving in the bloodstream  
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show Infection  
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During a myasthenic or cholinergic crisis, a patient is in danger of:   show
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A herniated disk allows the gelatinous material (the nucleus pulposus) to:   show
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During your assessment of a patient which meningitis, you want to test for nuchal rigidity. Which test will you implement?   show
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show spinal shock  
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show the plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, and the intracellular organelles.  
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show DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)  
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show a mutation  
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show metaplasia  
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A problem of fluid distribution that results in accumulation of fluid within the interstitial spaces:   show
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Waterbalance is regulated by:   show
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What is regulated by the kidney, by aldosterone and insulin secretion, and by changes in pH?   show
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show the inflammatory response  
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What are molecules that bind and react with components of the immune response, such as antibodies and receptors on B and T cells?   show
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show viruses  
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show immunodeficiency  
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