NUR 611 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. Influence cell damage by giving up electron causing chemical
injury to the cell membrane: free radical
2. These are also considered Reactive Oxygen Species: Free
radicals
3. during cell injury cause enzymatic digestion of the &
which Halts what? nucleus, nucleolus, lysosomal leaking, synthesis of
the DNA
4. How does HYPERKALEMIA affect CARDIAC CONTRACTILITY? Hypo
polarization of the cardiac cells
5. What is the pathophysiology in cardiac rhythm caused by
HYPERKALEMIA: -
Hypo polarization
6. What 3 things influence the Calcium/Phosphate balance?
parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, vit d
7. What is the most common type of pathological hyperplasia?
endometrial
8. What is the most common type of compensatory hyperplasia:
liver regeneration
9. What type of CELLULAR ADAPTATION occurs in the LUNGS
induced by irritant such as smoking: METAPLASIA the replacement of normal
columnar cells with ciliated cells in the BRONCHIAL LINING
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, 10. how is INSULIN used to treat HYPERKALEMIA: Insulin carries K+ along
with glucose from the blood into the cells
11. What is the major cause of hypocalcemia in anemic patients:
massive blood administration / blood transfusions
12. Two main causes of hyperkalemia: renal failure, Addison's disease
13. What autosomal dominant disease has an age dependent
penetrance? -
Huntington's chorea
14. 5% of Breast cancer is what type of autosomal disease:
Dominant
15. What are the 2 genes responsible for 5% of breast cancers:
BRCA1, BRCA2
16. If you inherent BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 what is the lifetime risk of
developing breast cancer: 50 - 80%
17. If you have a 1st degree relative with breast cancer your risk
for developing it : doubles
18. what is the pattern of a trait that represents the % of those
who have a genotype and also exhibit the expected
phenotype: Penetrance
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1. Influence cell damage by giving up electron causing chemical
injury to the cell membrane: free radical
2. These are also considered Reactive Oxygen Species: Free
radicals
3. during cell injury cause enzymatic digestion of the &
which Halts what? nucleus, nucleolus, lysosomal leaking, synthesis of
the DNA
4. How does HYPERKALEMIA affect CARDIAC CONTRACTILITY? Hypo
polarization of the cardiac cells
5. What is the pathophysiology in cardiac rhythm caused by
HYPERKALEMIA: -
Hypo polarization
6. What 3 things influence the Calcium/Phosphate balance?
parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, vit d
7. What is the most common type of pathological hyperplasia?
endometrial
8. What is the most common type of compensatory hyperplasia:
liver regeneration
9. What type of CELLULAR ADAPTATION occurs in the LUNGS
induced by irritant such as smoking: METAPLASIA the replacement of normal
columnar cells with ciliated cells in the BRONCHIAL LINING
1/
11
, 10. how is INSULIN used to treat HYPERKALEMIA: Insulin carries K+ along
with glucose from the blood into the cells
11. What is the major cause of hypocalcemia in anemic patients:
massive blood administration / blood transfusions
12. Two main causes of hyperkalemia: renal failure, Addison's disease
13. What autosomal dominant disease has an age dependent
penetrance? -
Huntington's chorea
14. 5% of Breast cancer is what type of autosomal disease:
Dominant
15. What are the 2 genes responsible for 5% of breast cancers:
BRCA1, BRCA2
16. If you inherent BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 what is the lifetime risk of
developing breast cancer: 50 - 80%
17. If you have a 1st degree relative with breast cancer your risk
for developing it : doubles
18. what is the pattern of a trait that represents the % of those
who have a genotype and also exhibit the expected
phenotype: Penetrance
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