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NUR 376 Pathophysiology Exam 1-3
Overview Questions With Correct
Answers

Vascular permeability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Allows fluid, proteins,
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WBCs to enter tissues.
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Cellular chemotaxis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Immune cells move
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towards inflammation site.
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Systemic responses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Body-wide reaction to
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inflammatory mediators. |




Titer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Measures antibodies to assess immunity
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levels.


CD4 count - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Normal: 500-1600; AIDS: <200
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cells/mm³.


Viral load - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Indicates HIV RNA levels in blood.
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, ELISA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Initial screening test for HIV antibodies.
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Western Blot - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Confirmatory test for HIV
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diagnosis.


E. coli incubation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-microorganism begins active
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replication without producing symptoms (1-10 days)
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Prodromal period - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Early nonspecific symptoms
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like abdominal pain, most contagious
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Acute symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Severe N/V/D and fever
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during infection, considered the "peak," still contagious
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Portals of entry - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Routes through which
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pathogens enter body. | |




Modes of transmission - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fecal-oral, person-to-
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person, contaminated surfaces.
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Immunocompetence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ability to respond | | | | | |



adequately to pathogens. | |

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