PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM ///2024 UPDATED AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
What causes esophageal varices? - ANSWER- dilated blood vessels within esophagus due to liver failure and portal hypertension, cirrhosis of the liver, liver dysfunction. What causes jaundice? - ANSWER- Buildup of bilirubin when you have liver disease. HPV puts the patient at risk for what? - ANSWER- cervical cancer What puts patients at risk for esophageal cancer? What are the S/S - ANSWERGERD. S/S-difficulty swallowing, cough, weight loss, chest pain and blood in the emesis. What hormone do the kidney secrete that influence blood production? - ANSWERerythropoietin What is cystitis? Which bacteria cause most cases of cystitis? What is pyelonephritis? - ANSWER- inflammation of the bladder (UTI) E.Coli infected and inflamed kidney, usually caused by from the lower urinary tract that ascends to the kidney. What is oliguria? Polyuria? - ANSWER- Decreased urine output pee a lot
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