NR 283 Pathophysiology Exam 1 Questions and
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High potassium, cardiac arrest, muscle weakness, hyperactive bowel
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1 Etiology 2 Hyperkalemia
3 Autosomal Recessive Disorders 4 Hyperplasia
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Etiology Cause of particular disease on microscopic level
, Pathogenesis Story of how disease develops
Atrophy Decrease in the size of the cells, results in
reduced tissue mass
Hypertrophy Increase in cell size, results in enlarged tissue
mass
Hyperplasia Increased number of cells, results in enlarged
tissue mass
Metaplasia Mature cell type is replaced by a different mature
cell type, Ex: chronic smokers, cells lose cilia
Dysplasia Cells are different looking varying in size and
shape
Neoplasia New growth, commonly a tumor. May be
malignant or benign
Apoptosis Programmed cell death, normal occurrence in
the body
Ischemia Deficit of oxygen in the cells
Hypoxia Reduced oxygen in the tissues
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High potassium, cardiac arrest, muscle weakness, hyperactive bowel
sounds
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1 Etiology 2 Hyperkalemia
3 Autosomal Recessive Disorders 4 Hyperplasia
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Terms in this set (76)
Etiology Cause of particular disease on microscopic level
, Pathogenesis Story of how disease develops
Atrophy Decrease in the size of the cells, results in
reduced tissue mass
Hypertrophy Increase in cell size, results in enlarged tissue
mass
Hyperplasia Increased number of cells, results in enlarged
tissue mass
Metaplasia Mature cell type is replaced by a different mature
cell type, Ex: chronic smokers, cells lose cilia
Dysplasia Cells are different looking varying in size and
shape
Neoplasia New growth, commonly a tumor. May be
malignant or benign
Apoptosis Programmed cell death, normal occurrence in
the body
Ischemia Deficit of oxygen in the cells
Hypoxia Reduced oxygen in the tissues
