An enlarged, dilate portion of an artery that is more than one and a half times the artery's circumference.
What is an aneurysm
100
Normal values for this lab are 14-18 g/dL for Males and 12-16 g/dL for Females.
What is hemoglobin
100
Thrombocytopenia is a disorder in which there is a deficiency in the number of what
circulating platelets
100
Pink frothy sputum often occurs with this disorder
What is pulmonary edema
100
Patient education is important when discussing medication therapy for a patient diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. What change might the patient notice with their stools.
Black tarry stools
200
A less than normal amount of glucose in the blood
What is hypoglycemia
200
Oxygen diffuses into the bloodstream at this point(structures) in pulmonary circulation
What is alveoli
200
This disease is the result of a metabolic defect: the absence of intrinsic factor secreted by the gastric mucosa.
What is pernicious anemia
200
The primary clinical manifestation for this endocrine disorder is hypercalcemia
What is hyperparathyroidism
200
Excessive postoperative bleeding, tetany, and thyroid crisis are serious complications of this procedure
What is subtotal thyroidectomy
300
A common arterial disorder characterized by thickening, loss of elasticity, and calcification of arterial walls
What is arteriosclerosis
300
In the cardiac cycle the phase of contraction is known as
What is systole
300
A transient of permanent metabolic disorder of the posterior pituitary in which ADH is defiecient
What is diabetes insipidus
300
Edema in the feet, ankles, and sacrum that may progress upwards is a common sign/symptom of this type of heart failure
What is right ventricular heart failure
300
Proper instruction for this medication includes teaching the patient to lie down when pain begins and place the tablet under the tongue, and to repeat in 5 minutes if pain has not subsided.
What is Nitroglycerin tablets
400
An occlusion of a major coronary artery or one of its branches with subsequent necrosis of myocardium
What is myocardial infarction
400
Main functions of this organ include the removal of bacteria by phagocytosis, serves as a reservoir for blood, and forms lymphocytes, monocytes, and plasma cells
What is the spleen
400
An infection or inflammation of the inner membranous lining of the heart
What is endocarditis
400
The disease process shows a proliferation of malignant plasma cells and development of bone marrow tumors.
What is multiple myeloma
400
Educating Diabetic patients is key. Compromised skin integrity makes a patient more susceptible to what?
What is infection
500
An abnormality in the metabolism or deposition of fats
What is lipodystrophy
500
Involved in glucose metabolism and provides extra reserve energy in times of stress.
What is cortisol
500
Results from progressive destruction of beta-cell function in the pancreas (be specific)
What is type 1 DM
500
Patients experiencing this may have faintness, sudden weakness, EXCESSIVE PERSPIRATION, irritability, hunger, palpitations, TREMBLING, or drowsiness