Cardiac, vascular
What normally occurs in pacemaker cells with aging?
decrease (13)
How do you calculate cardiac output?
Stroke volume X heart rate (17)
Your patient has balance issues, vertigo and tinnitus. What do you suspect is her diagnosis?
Meniere’s Disease (19)
Which hormone encourages the bone to release calcium into the blood?
PTH (22)
Name 2 of the 4 objects that compose breast tissue.
glandular tissue, ductal tissue, fibrous tissue, and fat. (23)
To be defined as heart failure, the E.F. needs to be below what percentage?
40% (13)
What is the name of the symptom that occurs when oxygenation and tissue perfusion needs are not met?
sepsis (17)
What type of glaucoma is characterized by reduced flow of the aqueous humor though the chamber angle?
Open angle (20)
What is required for the absorption of calcium?
vitamin D (22)
True or false, your patient with elevated PSA will test positive for prostate cancer
false (23)
Which side heart failure results in JVD?
Right (13)
What stage of shock has the symptom of the MAP decreasing by 10-15mmHg?
compensatory (17)
Which diagnosis is characterized by neurofibrillary tangles that occur?
Alzheimer’s (21)
The occurrence of low calcium, estrogen, or testosterone results in __________ ___________.
primary osteoporosis (22)
What is the term for division of the cells?
mitosis (24)
What is the diagnosis that causes part of the heart to beat 350-600 times per minute in a disorganized manner?
atrial fibrillation (16)
What is the name of the cells that present on the esophageal lining in patients with extended GERD?
Barrett’s esophagus (18)
What type of stroke includes atherosclerosis in intracranial or extracranial arteries with a rupture of plaque that disrupts flow over time?
thrombotic (21)
What cells are involved in destroying bones?
osteoclasts (22)
Peau de orange is a symptom of what?
Breast cancer, invasive ductal carcinoma (24)
What part of conduction is responsible for the rapid conduction of electrical impulses through the ventricles?
Purkinje cells (16)
Which disease has continuous and uniform inflammation of the large bowel?
U.C. (18)
What are 3 of the four cardinal symptoms of Parkinson’s disease?
tremor, muscle rigidity, bradykinesia/akinesia, and postural instability (21)
What is the diagnosis that affects the synovial joints bilaterally?
Rheumatoid arthritis (22)
Name the four steps in cancer development.
Initiation, promotion, progression, and metastasis (24)