Quiz 3
_______ is a motor disorder characterized by intermittent loss of muscle tone when attempting to maintain a position
Asterixis
During peripheral nerve injury repair the axon sprout grows at a rate of what per day?
1 mm
What disease is an active process of anterograde deterioration of a distal end of an axon that is the result of a nerve lesion
Wallerian degeneration
Is high sodium an indication for agitation from one day to the next?
Sure is
All of the following our functions of the renal system, except:
1. Regulate the production of leukocytes
2. Gluconeogenesis.
3. Regulation of acid base balance.
4. Excretion of metabolic waste and foreign substances.
#1: regulate the production of leukocytes is not a function of the renal system
Which of the following is not considered a common gastrointestinal problem for older adults?
1. Diverticular disease.
2. Constipation.
3. Incontinence.
4. Halitosis.
Halitosis
What are the components of a complete blood count?
Hematocrit, hemoglobin, platelets and white blood cells
What type of lung dysfunction is the best term for an abnormal reduction in pulmonary ventilation due to limited expansion by the chest wall or lungs?
Restrictive
What is considered a high white blood cell count?
> 11,000mm3 aka 11x103/uL
Which of the following is most likely related to low hemoglobin and low hematocrit levels:
1. Paresthesia.
2. Extreme thirst.
3. Shortness of breath.
4. Bruising with minor trauma.
#3
What is information of gallbladder called?
Cholecystitis
What is a demylinating disease of the peripheral nerves?
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Hypertension may be _____, which may develop because of an environmental or genetic cause. OR ______ which has multiple specific etiologies, including renal, vascular and endocrine causes.
Primary, Secondary
This type of cell death is typically not associated with an inflammatory response
Apoptosis
Which organs does angiotensin II stimulate in order to increase blood pressure?
Adrenal cortex and hypothalamus
Condition where patients can develop epigastric pain 15 to 30 minutes after eating a meal
Gastric ulcers
What precautions are for microbes that can travel through evaporated droplets and dust particles?
Airborne
T/F: concussion is a term for mild TBI
True
A patient stops taking their anti-rejection medication after a liver transplant, the rejection of the organ is considered what kind of disease?
Alloimmune
T3 and T4, which are released by the thyroid gland, play a significant role in the following:
Increasing metabolic rate and protein synthesis
What type of hernia occurs when the upper part of the stomach bulges through the diaphragm?
Hiatal hernia
What is indicated by a hemoglobin value of 20g/dL?
Polycythemia
Which disease occurs to a disorder within the adrenal gland?
Addison disease
Which cells are responsible for myelination in the central nervous system?
Oligodendrocytes
How would you classify a BP of 120/74?
Pre-hypertensive