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TEST BANK FOR Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers Fifth Edition Test Bank ISBN 2023/2024 Absolute polycythemia - ANSWER excessive red blood cell production; a physiologic response resulting from increased erythropoietin secretion in response to chronic hypoxia or as a symptom of polycythemia vera. Absorption atelectasis - ANSWER see Atelectasis. Acid maltase deficiency (glycogen storage disease type II or Pompe disease) - ANSWER an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that damages muscle and nerve cells throughout the body by an accumulation of glycogen in the lysosome attributable to deficiency of the lysosomal acid a-glucosidase enzyme. The buildup of glycogen causes progressive muscle weakness (myopathy) throughout the body and affects various body tissues, particularly in the heart, skeletal muscles, liver, and nervous system. Acne - ANSWER a common skin disease characterized by pimples on the face, chest, and back. It occurs when the pores of the skin become clogged with oil, dead skin cells, and bacteria. Acne conglobata - ANSWER severe cystic acne characterized by cystic lesions, abscesses, communicating sinuses, and thickene