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The etiology of aplastic anemia Bone marrow failure
is
The most common etiology of Alzheimer's disease
dementia in the United States is
Dr Jones ordered a CEA test for Cancer
Mr Logan, a 67 year old African
male patient Dr Jones may be
considering a diagnosis of
The carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA) test measures the amount
What is a CEA test of this protein that may appear in the blood of some people who
have certain kinds of cancers,
CEA Carcino-Embryonic Antigen
What is etiology The cause or set of causes of a disease or condition.
The prevention of illness Memory cells
through vaccination occurs due
to the formation of
Genital warts are caused by HPV-Human Papillomavirus-DNA virus
what virus
, A patients history includes the Serology Test
following documentation:
Small ulcers/chancres appear A lab test from a sample of blood serum, the clear liquid that
on the genitalia and resolved separates from the blood when it is allowed to clot. The purpose
after four to six weeks. the test is to detect serum antibodies or antibody-like
Elevated temperature, skin rash, substances that appear specifically in association with certain
and enlarged lymph nodes. diseases.
Which procedure will be used to
initially diagnose the patient?
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Which of the following cells Mast Cells
produce histamine in a type I
hypersensitivity reaction?
Cells filled with basophil granules, found in numbers in
What is a Mast Cell? connective tissue, that release histamine and other substances
during inflammatory and allergic reactions.
What cells produces antibodies Plasma cells
What conditions are a Age
predisposing risk associated Cigarette smoking
with Essential Hypertension Obesity
High blood pressure that does not have a known cause.
Blood pressure is the force of blood against your artery walls as
What is Essential Hypertension?
your heart pumps blood through your body. Hypertension
occurs when the force of blood is too strong.
A patient, who is HIV positive, AIDS
has raised red or purple lesions,
appearing on the skin, in the
mouth, or anywhere on the
body.
What is the stage of his disease
process in todays terminology?
A disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular
What is AIDS-
immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and
Acquired Immune Deficiency
malignancy
Types of conditions that fall Chronic bronchitis
under COPD- Emphysema
(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Smoking
Disease) (NOT pneumonia)
is one of the most common lung diseases. Having COPD makes it
hard to breathe. Two forms:
What is COPD
Chronic Bronchitis—resulting from constantly inflamed and
(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
irritated airways in your lungs
Disease)
Emphysema—resulting from damage to small air sacs and
airways in your lungs
What is a lethal arrhythmia? Ventricular Fibrillation