NR 507 Advanced Patho Midterm Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers.

Infectivity Correct Answer The ability of a pathogen to invade and multiply in the host. Anemia Correct Answer Most common blood disorder in children Hemolytic Anemia's of Newborns Correct Answer Are Inherited, Congenital, or Both Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) Correct Answer Also called Erythroblastosis fetalis HDN Correct Answer Alloimmune disorder in which maternal blood and fetal blood are antigenically incompatible causing the mother's immune system to produce antibodies against fetal erythrocytes. Iron Deficiency Anemia Correct Answer most common blood disorder of infancy and childhood with highest incidence between 6 months and 2 years old Inactive MLH1 and Inherited Colon Cancer Correct Answer A major cause of one form of inherited colon cancer (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer [HNPCC]) is the methylation of the promoter region of a gene, MLH1, whose protein product repairs damaged DNA. When MLH1 becomes inactive, damaged DNA accumulates, eventually resulting in colon tumors. Conditions where inflammation is etiology of Cancer Correct Answer INFLAMMATORY CONDITION ASSOCIATED NEOPLASM(S) Asbestosis, silicosis-Mesothelioma, lung carcinoma Bronchitis-Lung carcinoma Cystitis, bladder inflammation-Bladder carcinoma Gingivitis, lichen planus-Oral squamous cell carcinoma Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn disease, chronic ulcerative colitis-Colorectal carcinoma Lichen sclerosus-Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma Chronic pancreatitis, hereditary pancreatitis-Pancreatic carcinoma Reflux esophagitis, Barrett esophagus-Esophageal carcinoma Sialadenitis-Salivary gland carcinoma Sjögren syndrome, Hashimoto thyroiditis-MALT lymphoma Skin inflammation-Melanoma Chronic inflammation predisposes one to ______________. Correct Answer Cancer