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NSG 530 Exam 3 Questions and Answers with Solutions
UPDATED!!!
Acute pancreatitis - ANSWER May result from drugs, cellular
injury from alcohol, or viral infection
-epigastric or midabdominal constant pain
Alcoholic liver disease - ANSWER A degenerative liver condition
that occurs in three stages: (1) fatty liver, (2) alcoholic hepatitis,
and (3) cirrhosis.
Bacterial vaginosis - ANSWER An overgrowth of bacteria in the
vagina; characterized by itching, burning, or pain, and possibly a
"fishy" smelling discharge.
Balantitis - ANSWER Inflammation of the glans penis.
Accumulation under the foreskin can irritate the glans and lead
to infection.
Biliary atresia - ANSWER Congenital absence of the opening
from the common bile duct into small intestine (duodenum).
Plugging, inflammation, and fibrosis of the bile ducts and
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cholestasis. Jaundice is the primary symptom. Liver-transplant
for long-term therapy.
Category 1 prostatitis - ANSWER -acute bacterial prostatitis
-Ascending infection of the urinary tract
-infection stimulates an inflammatory response in which the
prostate becomes enlarged, tender, firm, or boggy
Category 2 prostatitis - ANSWER chronic bacterial prostatitis.
Recurrent urinary tract symptoms and persistence of
pathogenic bacteria in urine or prostatic fluid. Prostate may be
fibrotic from frequent infection.
Category 3 prostatitis - ANSWER chronic prostatitis/chronic
pelvic pain. No pathogenic bacteria can be localized to the
prostate.
-category 3a- chronic pelvic pain syndrome with WBC count
elevated and localized to prostate
-category 3b- noninflammatory
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Category 4 prostatitis - ANSWER Asymptomatic inflammatory
prostatitis. There is an increase in bacteria and WBC localized to
the prostate.
Causes of nephrotic syndrome - ANSWER Membranous
glomerulonephritis
Minimal change nephropathy
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
-systemic disease such as diabetes or lupus
Celiac disease - ANSWER Gluten causes inflammation in the
small intestine which leads to malabsorption and decreased
functionality. Bloating, chronic diarrhea, constipation, gas, loose
stools, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain
Cervical cancer - ANSWER Malignant cell growth in the cervix;
can be caused by HPV virus. Normal cervical cells change to
dysplasia to carcinoma in situ and eventually invasive cancer.
Predominantly asymptomatic
Chlamydia - ANSWER A bacterial infection that affects the
reproductive organs of both males and females. Can cause
NSG 530 Exam 3 Questions and Answers with Solutions
UPDATED!!!
Acute pancreatitis - ANSWER May result from drugs, cellular
injury from alcohol, or viral infection
-epigastric or midabdominal constant pain
Alcoholic liver disease - ANSWER A degenerative liver condition
that occurs in three stages: (1) fatty liver, (2) alcoholic hepatitis,
and (3) cirrhosis.
Bacterial vaginosis - ANSWER An overgrowth of bacteria in the
vagina; characterized by itching, burning, or pain, and possibly a
"fishy" smelling discharge.
Balantitis - ANSWER Inflammation of the glans penis.
Accumulation under the foreskin can irritate the glans and lead
to infection.
Biliary atresia - ANSWER Congenital absence of the opening
from the common bile duct into small intestine (duodenum).
Plugging, inflammation, and fibrosis of the bile ducts and
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cholestasis. Jaundice is the primary symptom. Liver-transplant
for long-term therapy.
Category 1 prostatitis - ANSWER -acute bacterial prostatitis
-Ascending infection of the urinary tract
-infection stimulates an inflammatory response in which the
prostate becomes enlarged, tender, firm, or boggy
Category 2 prostatitis - ANSWER chronic bacterial prostatitis.
Recurrent urinary tract symptoms and persistence of
pathogenic bacteria in urine or prostatic fluid. Prostate may be
fibrotic from frequent infection.
Category 3 prostatitis - ANSWER chronic prostatitis/chronic
pelvic pain. No pathogenic bacteria can be localized to the
prostate.
-category 3a- chronic pelvic pain syndrome with WBC count
elevated and localized to prostate
-category 3b- noninflammatory
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Category 4 prostatitis - ANSWER Asymptomatic inflammatory
prostatitis. There is an increase in bacteria and WBC localized to
the prostate.
Causes of nephrotic syndrome - ANSWER Membranous
glomerulonephritis
Minimal change nephropathy
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
-systemic disease such as diabetes or lupus
Celiac disease - ANSWER Gluten causes inflammation in the
small intestine which leads to malabsorption and decreased
functionality. Bloating, chronic diarrhea, constipation, gas, loose
stools, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain
Cervical cancer - ANSWER Malignant cell growth in the cervix;
can be caused by HPV virus. Normal cervical cells change to
dysplasia to carcinoma in situ and eventually invasive cancer.
Predominantly asymptomatic
Chlamydia - ANSWER A bacterial infection that affects the
reproductive organs of both males and females. Can cause
