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NUR 631 PATHO Final
- Langerhans cells
Answer In allergic contact dermatitis, which cells possess the antigen and present them to T cells?
- Eczema
Answer What medical term is used to identify an inflammatory disorder of the skin that is often considered synonymous with dermatitis and characterized by pruritus with lesions that have an indistinct border?
- Plaque
Answer Lesions on the elbows and knees that are well demarcated, thick, silvery, scaly, and erythematous characterized which type of psoriasis?
- urticaria
Answer Which skin lesion is mediated by the IgE - stimulated release of hista- mine, bradykinin, or kvllikrein from mast cells?
- A form of malnutrition
Answer Define marasmus
- Deafferentation pain
Answer is pain that results from damage of some sort to the trigeminal nerve with resulting dense, deep numbness of the face
- Kwashiorkor
Answer Malnutrition produced by a severely inadequate amount of protein in the diet. 1 / 3
- Onychomycosis
Answer What is the medical term for a fungal infection of the nail plate?
- Spermatocele
Answer What is a painless diverticulum of the epididymis located between the head of the epididymis and the testis called?
- Describe intestinal malrotation.
Answer is an abnormality that can happen early in pregnancy when a baby's intestines don't form into a coil in the abdomen.
- Describe Hirschsprung's disease
Answer Is a birth defect in which nerve cells are missing at the end of a child's bowel. This damage causes blockages in the bowel because the stool does not move through the bowel normally.
- What type of necrosis is associated with wet gangrene?
Answer liquefactive necro- sis
- After ovulation, the uterine endometrial cells divide under the influence of estrogen. This
process is an example of hormonal .
Answer Hormonal hyperplasia
- Removal of part of the liver leads to the remaining liver cells undergoing compensatory
.
Answer Compensatory hyperplasia
- Why is insulin used to treat hyperkalemia? 2 / 3
Answer Insulin administered with glu- cose
Facilitates the uptake of glucose into the cell, which results in an intracellular shift of potassium.
- What 3 substances influence the calcium and phosphate balance in the body?
Answer Three hormones regulate calcium level
- Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
- Vitamin D3
- Calcitonin (opposes PTH)
PTH and Vitamin D3 are considered essential regulators.
- What is the risk for the recurrence of autosomal dominant diseases?
Answer usually 50%
- What cancer does human herpes virus (HHV) 8 cause
Answer Kaposi sarcoma
- The BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations increase the risk of which cancer in women?
Answer Breast and Ovarian
- How is chronic myelogenous leukemia diagnosed?
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Answer Tests to look for the Philadelphia chromosome
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