Treatments for prostate cancer - ANSWER Surgery, radiation, and chemo if necessary

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PASS Treatments for prostate cancer - ANSWER Surgery, radiation, and chemo if necessary

Hypospadias - ANSWER Disorder where the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis

Causes of pericarditis - ANSWER Cardiac involvement in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), can occur as a hypersensitivity reaction to the tissue necrosis of Myocardial infraction (MI)

What organs are most affected by sickle cell disease? - ANSWER All organs are affected due to the improper bloodflow but kidney and liver are two major ones

How is bladder cancer treated? - ANSWER Surgical treatment involves a transurethral resection of the tumor, chemo, immunotherapy, and radiation. Radical cystectomy, if necessary

What disorders are caused by inadequate ventilation? - ANSWER Asphyxiation, aspiration, asthma, COPD, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, thoracic muscle paralysis, opiate toxicity

Skin cancer that starts off as round bump with red veins - ANSWER Basal cell carcinoma

Most common causes for otitis media - ANSWER streptococcus pneumonia, haemophilus 1 / 2

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Bouchard's nodes are involved in what condition? - ANSWER osteoarthritis

Aplastic anemia - ANSWER Happens when bone marrow fails, resulting in hypocellular bone marrow and pancytopenia (deficiency of all blood cells). Can happen due to infections like HIV, or exposure to toxic levels of radiation or chemicals, certian drugs, or immune disease Signs/symptoms: petechiae, bleeding gums, easy bruising, nosebleeds, and heavy menstrual bleeding

Hemolytic Anemia - ANSWER Occurs because of the splenic distruction of RBC's, RBC lysis in the reticuloendothelial system, or mechanical distruction as in prosthetic valve damage of RBCs.Signs/symptoms: general signs of anemia, fatigue, shortness of breath, tachycardia, chills, jaundice, dark urine, enlarged spleen

Retinal detachment - ANSWER Occurs when retina is pulled away from normal position in back of eye signs/symptoms: sudden flash of light, floaters, disrupted vision, cloudy vision

What is diffusion? - ANSWER movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration

What protozoan causes malaria? - ANSWER Plasmodium

Why does osmotic diarrhea occur? - ANSWER caused by nonabsorbable substances in the intestine drawing water into the bowel

What are the signs of appendicitis? - ANSWER Tenderness in right lower quadrant, pt wanting to stay still, coughing that hurts the abdomen, rectal pain, psoas sign, rebound tenderness, guarding, rovsings sign

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