BIOH12011 EXAM newest actual / QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS verified/GRADED A+
Epidemiology - ----Answers----study of the pattern of disease within a populations
Excretion - ----Answers----Elimination of waste products from the body
Gangrene - ----Answers----necrosis of a relatively large amount of tissue as a result of ischaemia
Generic name preparations - ----Answers----shortened, simplified version of the chemical name
Hepatic first-pass effect - ----Answers----phenomenon in which a drug gets metabolized at a specific location in the body that results in a reduced concentration of the active drug upon reaching its site of action or the systemic circulation
Hydrophilic - ----Answers----Refers to molecules, or portions of molecules that interact with water and charged particles
Hyperplasia - ----Answers----cells increase in number by increasing the rate of mitosis due to increased demand 1 / 2
Hypertrophy - ----Answers----cell size increases due to greater demand than normal
Hypoxia - ----Answers----when the oxygen supply via the blood is compromised
Iatrogenic - ----Answers----The etiology of conditions that are caused unintentionally by a treatment or diagnostic procedure or an error caused by the healthcare providers
Idiopathic - ----Answers----any disease or condition for which the etiology cannot be determined
Irreversible cell injury - ----Answers----results in cell death
which is associated with two processes: necrosis and
apoptosis
Ischaemia - ----Answers----when the blood supply to a tissue is interrupted
Lipophilic - ----Answers----to readily interact with lipid; lipid-soluble
Medication toxicity - ----Answers----occurs when a person has accumulated too much of a drug in his bloodstream, leading to adverse effects on the body
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