Inflammation
These drugs exert their primary therapeutic effects by interfering with the biosynthesis of prostaglandins.
What are Aspirin and other NSAIDs?
A deep cut that is cleansed and dressed with steristrips heals by which method?
What is primary intention?
A malignant neoplasm that has not broken through the underlying basement membrane.
What is carcinoma in situ?
An inability to distinguish self from non-self, causing the immune system to direct immune responses against normal tissue.
What is autoimmune disease?
Lack of facial expression, kyphotic posture, festinating gait and resting tremors due to atrophy of the substantia nigra.
What is Parkinson's Disease?
During the healing process, this leads to further damage to adjacent tissues that may not have been originally damaged or injured.
What is excessive inflammation
Damage to the nucleus of a cell induces this type of cell damage.
What is irreversible cell damage?
A wasting syndrome due to hypermetabolism.
What is Cachexia?
During a humeral immunity response, these cells produce antibodies which attach to antigens.
What are B lyphocytes?
Severe signs of Lithium toxicity include this.
What is confusion, nystagmus, muscle fasciculations and dysarthria?
These mediators cause increased blood flow and vascular permeability
What are vasoactive mediators? (will accept Cytokines, Mast cells, Platelets, PMNs, Basophils, Arachidonic Acid derivatives)
This type of wound typically has a moist wound bed and an irregular shape.
What are venous ulcers?
An example of a pre-neoplastic alteration.
What is hyperplasia, metaplasia or dysplasia?
This is the pathophysiology of a type II hypersensitivity.
What is a cytotoxic type of hypersensitivity mediated by IgG or IgM in which antibodies attach to the surface of a cell.
Diazepam (Valium) and other benzodiazepines bind to specific GABA receptors in the central nervous system, and inhibit neuronal activity by increasing the conductance of this ion.
What is chloride ion?
These drugs used to treat inflammation causes breakdown of muscle tissue
What are glucocortiocoids?
Tissue damage from pneumonia typically heals by which process?
What is regeneration?
Risk factors for development of lymphedema
What are lymph node removal and radiation?
Myalgias, rashes on face and arms, cardiovascular compromise, and renal failure are signs and symptoms of this pathology.
What is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?
A bladder that partially fills and empties involuntarily.
What is a spastic bladder?
After injury, capillary osmotic/oncotic pressure will ___.
What is decrease?
Following a heart attack, injured cells will undergo this type of necrosis.
What is Coagulative?
The mechanism of action for an antimicrotubule agent.
What is disruption of mitosis of a cell?
This lymphocyte destroys intracellular pathogens
What is T lymphocyte?
Increased HR/BP, confusion, hallucination, agitation, sweating, shivering, dystonias, dyskinesias, muscle pain and GI problems are a cluster of side effects given this name.
What is serotonin syndrome?