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Flashcards by Anna Lopez, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Anna Lopez
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| Question | Answer |
| The etiology of aplastic anemia | bone marrow failure |
| the most common etiology of dementia in the United States is ? | Alzheimer's disease |
| CEA testing is for what medical condition? | cancer |
| when given for epinephrine injection when pt is experiencing itching, erythema, respiratory distress, laryngeal edema and vascular collapse is? | anaphylactic shock |
| genital warts are caused by? | HPV |
| small ulcers (chancres) appeared on the genitalia and resolved after four to six weeks. Elevated temperature, skin rash, and enlarged lymph nodes. | serology test |
| chronic bronchitis emphysema pneumonia smoking which of the following conditions fall under category of COPD? | pneumonia |
| which of the following is a lethal arrhythmia? atrial fibrillation atrial tachycardia bradycardia ventricular fibrillation | ventricular fibrillation |
| Drug commonly used to treat bipolar mood swing is? | lithium carbonate |
| The leading cause of blindness in the United States is a vision-related pathology caused by diabetes? | retinopathy |
| Penicillin is effective in the treatment of all the following diseases EXCEPT influenza Lyme disease strep throat syphilis | influenza |
| Impetigo can be spread or caused by | spread through autoinoculation, or caused by streptococcus pyogenes. |
| diagnostic testing for meningitis usually involves? | cerebrospinal fluid analysis. |
| Which disease is a malignancy of the lymphatic system? | Hodgkin's disease |
| A hereditary disease of the cerebral cortex that includes progressive muscle spasticity and mental impairment leading to dementia? | Huntington chorea |
| What autoimmune diseases affects tissues of the nervous system? | myasthenia gravis |
| What condition patient has if their symptoms of sore tongue with tingling and numbness of the hands and feet, headache and is fatigued. Dr. orders monthly injections of vitamin B12. | pernicious anemia |
| Which of the following is NOT a pathophysiological factor in anemia? A. excessive RBC breakdown B. lack of RBC maturation C. loss of bone marrow function D. loss of spleen function | D. |
| Which disease is a bacterial disease that is transmitted by way of a tick Vector? | Lyme disease |
| Necrosis extending down to the underlying fascia is characteristic of a decubitus ulcer in stage? | three |
| Physician prescribes a diuretic for his patient. What may he be treating? | congestive heart failure mitral stenosis pulmonary edema |
| _________ is the most common type of skin cancer and ___________ is the most deadly type of skin cancer. | basal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma |
| Cancer derived from epithelial tissue is classified as an? | carcinoma |
| sex-linked genetic diseases | involve a defect on a chromosome. |
| stapedectomy | otosclerosis |
| In circulation which of the following vessels carries oxygenated blood? | left ventricle |
| Which of the following, sequences correctly depicts the flow of blood through the heart to the lungs in order for gas exchange to occur? | right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs |
| Diastole occurs when? | the ventricles contract. |
| the most fatal type of lung cancer is | small cell cancer |
| Gas exchange in the lungs take place at the? | alveoli |
| O2 is carried in the blood | bound to hemoglobin |
| Which of the following anatomical parts is involved in the both the respiratory and digestive systems? | pharynx |
| softening of the bone in children is termed? | rickets |
| most carbon dioxide is carried in the ? | red blood cells |
| The key diagnostic finding for typical pneumonia is | lung consolidation on CXR |
| The presence of fluid in the alveoli of the lungs characteristic of? | tuberculosis |
| full blown of AIDS sets in as | helper T-cell concentration decreases. |
| tuberculosis | a chronic, systemic disease whose initial infection is in the lungs |
| a treatment for sensorineural hearing loss | cochlear implants |
| most of the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients occur in the ? | small intestine |
| Phalen's wrist flexor test is a noninvasive method for diagnosing? | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| a chronic inflammatory bowel disease where affected segments of the bowel may be separated by normal bowel tissue is characteristic of? | Crohn's disease |
| Patient's pathology report revealed the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells? | Hodgkin's disease |
| In general, excessive RBC breakdown could result in ? | high bilirubin levels |
| Most common bloodborne infection in the United States is? | hepatitis C |
| The first stage of alcoholic liver disease is? | fatty liver |
| Which of the following is a liver function test? | AST (SGOT) |
| A serum potassium level of 2.8 would indicate? | diabetic ketoacidosis |
| Which organs has endocrine and exocrine functions? | pancreas |
| Is an effect of insulin? | increases glucose metabolism |
| Older age obesity, and family history of diabetes are? | type 2 diabetes |
| An elevated serum amylase would be characteristic? | acute pancreatitis |
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