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KIDNEY
NUTRITION
RESPIRATORY
PATHOLOGY
MISCELLANEOUS
100
measurement of the glomerular filtration rate is done using this substance
What is inulin?
100
these 4 vitamins may accumulate in the fat
What are vitamins A, D, E, & K?
100
surfactant is synthesized by this type of cell
What are type II pneumocytes (type II alveolar cells?)
100
the type of embolism which is due to traumatic fracture of the long bones or pelvis
What is fat embolism?
100
this GI secretion is stimulated by cholecystokinin
What is bile?
200
comprising one third of total body water, this is composed of interstitial fluid and plasma
What is extracellular fluid?
200
deficiency of this nutrient can result in impaired night vision, follicular hyperkeratosis, pneumonia, growth retardation, and renal calculi
What is vitamin A?
200
this term refers to high-pitched inspiratory sound; sign of upper airway obstruction
What is inspiratory stridor?
200
this type of reaction involves deposition of antigen-antibody complexes; example: poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
What is type III sensitivity reaction?
200
This organism, which produces a potent neurotoxin, can survive the heat of the canning process of non-acidic foods
What is Clostridium botulinum?
300
vomiting, hyperaldosteronism, and loop or thiazide diuretics are causes of this acid-base disorder
What is metabolic alkalosis?
300
deficiency of this nutrient can result in capillary fragility, perifollicular hemorrhage, loosened teeth, and poor wound healing
What is vitamin C?
300
this term refers to a decrease in arterial PO2
What is hypoxemia?
300
in metastasis, the usual mechanism of dissemination of carcinomas is by this route
What is lymphatic spread?
300
this is the person whose right leg nearly stole the show in the 2012 Oscars
Who is Angelina Jolie?
400
this is the most common cause of increased serum blood urea nitrogen
What is congestive heart failure?
400
deficiency of this nutrient can result in glossitis and megaloblastic anemia, with no neurologic disease
What is folic acid?
400
this chronic necrotizing infection of bronchi leads to permanently dilated airways, purulent sputum, and hemoptysis
What is bronchiectasis?
400
****DAILY DOUBLE***** in the complement pathway, this is the term for C5-C9, functioning together for cell lysis
What is the membrane attack (MAC) complex?
400
this term refers to the attachment of the placenta to the lower uterus so that it covers the os
What is placenta previa?
500
this is the first laboratory sign of diabetic glomerulopathy
What is microalbuminuria?
500
this disorder, characterized by diarrhea, dermatitis, and dementia, may result from a deficiency of niacin
What is pellagra?
500
decreased cardiac output, hypoxemia, anemia, carbon monoxide poisoning, and cyanide poisoning are all potential causes of this oxygen disorder
What is hypoxia?
500
this is the most common type of gene mutation, seen in MEN IIa/IIb
What is RET proto-oncogene
500
this term refers to the situation in which not all individuals with a mutant genotype show the mutant phenotype
What is incomplete penetrance?