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What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels
can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression
A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What
substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this
anemia?
Erythropoietin
What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?
Periorbital edema
A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What finding does the
healthcare provider associate with this condition?
Absence of sweating despite a high core temperature
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Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the
passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis?
Abnormal uterine bleeding
The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic fracture.
The patient asks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the
professional is best?
A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already in that bone.
A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone
surfaces to partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health
care professional prepare the patient for?
Reduction and immobilization
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Excessive mucus production
Stroke Volume (SV)
measurement of the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle in one contraction
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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disease of the central nervous system characterized by the demyelination
(deterioration of the myelin sheath) of nerve fibers, with episodes of neurologic
dysfunction (exacerbation) followed by recovery (remission)
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time
Myasthenia Gravis
autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary
muscles
Headaches
pain anywhere in the cranial cavity (a.k.a. cephalalgia)
Seizure Disorders
Head Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
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What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels
can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression
A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What
substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this
anemia?
Erythropoietin
What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?
Periorbital edema
A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What finding does the
healthcare provider associate with this condition?
Absence of sweating despite a high core temperature
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Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the
passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis?
Abnormal uterine bleeding
The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic fracture.
The patient asks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the
professional is best?
A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already in that bone.
A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone
surfaces to partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health
care professional prepare the patient for?
Reduction and immobilization
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Excessive mucus production
Stroke Volume (SV)
measurement of the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle in one contraction
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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disease of the central nervous system characterized by the demyelination
(deterioration of the myelin sheath) of nerve fibers, with episodes of neurologic
dysfunction (exacerbation) followed by recovery (remission)
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time
Myasthenia Gravis
autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary
muscles
Headaches
pain anywhere in the cranial cavity (a.k.a. cephalalgia)
Seizure Disorders
Head Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
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