Terms
The cause of a disease; includes all factors that contribute to development
Combination of environmental triggers and variations / mutations of genes, plus sometimes inherited tendencies
What is multifactorial
If you don’t eat, the body takes the first step in its “back-up plan"
What is counter regulatory hormones stimulate
the conversion of glycogen to glucose.
Situations in which membranes of cells have
been reset to a MORE positive number than normal
What is HYPOPOLARIZED state
ABG:
PH 7.3, Co2 27, HCO3 18
What is Metabolic acidosis
Dz with unidentifiable cause
What is Idiopathic
Any influence — eg, drugs, radiation, viruses--that can cause congenital defects
What is teratogenic
The use of any other substance besides carbohydrates for cellular energy
What is gluconeogenesis
hypercalcemia
hypokalemia,
hyponatremia
What is hyperpolarization
pH 7.33, Co2 40, HCO3 24
What is Respiratory acidosis
Is a harmful condition of the body
what is disease
the 21st chromosome set hasthree chromosomes instead of two.
What is trisomy 21 or Downs syndrome
Glycogen storage diseases
What is McArdle's Disease
Contract more slowly, often resulting in patients
complaining of fatigue, lethargy, mental slowness.
What are signs and symptoms of hyperpolarization
pH 7.50, CO2 20, HCO3 26
What is Respiratory Alkalosis
Problems—result as consequence of being in hospital environment
What is nosocomial
Sickle cell anemia
What is autosomal recessive disorder
Gluconeogenesis taken to extreme:
What us Type 1 Diabetes
Contract with smaller-than-normal stimulation, often
resulting in muscle tics or spasms (example—positive
Chvostek’s sign)
What are signs of hypo polarization
pH 7.55, CO2 24, HCO3 30
What is metabolic alkalosis
Problem -- occurs as result of medical treatment
What is iatrogenic
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
What is autosomal dominant disorder
“stop gap measure” till we can take in glucose
What is glycogenolysis
Tachycardia
What is hypopolarized state
Who compensates for Metabolic Acidosis
What is lungs: Kussmaul breathing