Oncology
This most dangerous characteristic of malignant tumors allows them to spread to distant sites via blood and lymph vessels.
What is metastasis?
This formula represents the relationship between blood pressure (BP), cardiac output (CO), and systemic vascular resistance (SVR).
What is BP = CO x SVR?
Receiving Hepatitis B immunoglobulin or antibodies transferred in breast milk are examples of this type of immunity.
What is Passive Acquired Immunity?
In nondiabetic persons, fasting blood glucose levels are tightly regulated within this specific range, measured in mg/dL
What is 70 to 100 mg/dL?
To prevent adrenal crisis, this is the nursing implication for discontinuing a patient's long-term corticosteroid regimen.
What is to taper the dose gradually?
Unlike normal cells, cancer cells lack this feature, which is the process of cell suicide following DNA damage.
What is apoptosis?
This type of shock is caused by the heart's failure as a pump, often due to an MI (myocardial infarction)
What is Cardiogenic shock?
This hypertrophied, inflamed, swollen synovial membrane of a joint is considered the hallmark of RA pathology.
What is Pannus?
Type 1 diabetes is characterized by an absolute lack of insulin, which causes the breakdown of fat and protein, and can lead to the development of this acute complication.
What is DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)?
This class of bactericidal agents includes Cephalexin and carries a cross-sensitivity risk for patients with a penicillin allergy.
What are Cephalosporins?
This specific abnormal B lymphocyte is the hallmark cell of Hodgkin's Disease (HD).
What are Reed-Sternberg (RS) cells?
The shift to anaerobic metabolism and subsequent lactic acid production leads to this specific imbalance in shock.
What is Metabolic Acidosis?
This inflammatory autoimmune disease typically attacks bilateral, flexible (synovial) joints and affects females 3:1 until age 60.
What is RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis)?
This is the only form of insulin that can be safely administered via the IV route because it is a "true solution."
What is Regular Insulin?
Necessary for the synthesis of coagulation factors, this vitamin serves as the antidote for warfarin overdose.
What is Vitamin K?
In Multiple Myeloma, these abnormal proteins, which are monoclonal antibodies, show up in the urine.
What are Bence Jones proteins?
The goal of treatment for cardiogenic shock is to increase contractility and decrease this, which is the resistance the left ventricle must overcome to circulate blood.
What is Afterload?
This X-linked disorder affects the development of platelets and is often first seen with excessive bleeding after a circumcision.
What is Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome?
This acute complication of Type 2 diabetes is characterized by extreme hyperglycemia ($800-2000 mg/dL), but with minimal or no ketosis.
What is HHNK (Hyperglycemic, Hyperosmolar, Nonketotic Coma)?
This age group is generally excluded from taking tetracyclines due to the risk of permanent tooth discoloration.
What are children under 8?
The TNM staging system "N" variable refers to the involvement of these structures.
What are lymph nodes?
This process involves the constriction of capillaries in the skin, kidneys, and $\text{GI}$ tract to redirect blood flow to the heart and brain1.
What is Shunting?
This is the required CD4 cell count threshold for an AIDS diagnosis in an HIV-infected individual.
What is Below 200 cells/mm
The clinical manifestation of diabetes where intracellular dehydration stimulates thirst in the hypothalamus.
What is Polydipsia?
This serious, highly resistant infection is the primary target of intravenous Vancomycin.
What is MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)?