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PATHOLOGY HIGH YIELD NBME ELABORATED QUESTIONS AND REVIEWED ANSWERS 2023/2024 Anticentromere antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER-Scleroderma (CREST) Antidesmoglein (epithelial) antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER-Pemphigus vulgaris (blistering) Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER-Goodpasture's syndrome (glomerulonehpritis and hemoptysis) Antihistone antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER-Drug-induced SLE (hydralazine, isoniazid, phenytoin, procainamide) Anti-IgG antibodies - CORREC...

Final Exam: NR547/ NR 547 Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric-Mental Health Across the Lifespan Practicum Exam Review| Weeks 5-8 Covered| Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers (New Update 2023/ 2024) - Chamberlain QUESTION tell the difference between delirium and dementia Answer: onset attention do symptoms fluctuate? QUESTION Alzheimer's disease Answer: -type of dementia • 60-80% of dementias -neurodegenerative disease -Hallmarks: • plaq...

Which level of protein structure is disrupted through the hydrolysis of peptide bonds? Quaternary Tertiary Primary Secondary - ANSWER Primary The primary structure of a protein is the sequence of amino acids held together by peptide bonds. Peptide bonds are formed by dehydration reactions and disrupted by hydrolysis. A mutation in the beta-hemoglobin gene, which results in the replacement of the amino acid glutamate in position 6 with the amino acid valine, leads to the develop...

NURS 660 Exam 4 Review (Study Guide) 2023 - Chapter 13: ADHD. Substance abuse and ADHD address substance abuse first before the ADHD symptoms, don’t automatically put them on a stimulant, treat SA then go back and treat ADHD sx 7) Inattentive symptoms of ADHD are noticeable at 5-6 years old 8) Grow out of ADHD?? In 50% of patients, adult ADHD may occur because frontal lobe doesn’t catch up, demonstrates impulsiveness and hyperactive sx 9) Which stimulant transports into the neurons via...

Dementia correct answer: not a specific disease, not part of normal aging Alzheimer's disease correct answer: most common cause of progressive, irreversible dementia Cortical Dementia correct answer: Alzheimer's Disease, Pick's Disease, Primary progressive aphasia Subcortical Dementia correct answer: Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's disease mixed dementias correct answer: vascular dementia, lewy body dementia Cause ofAD correct answer: neuropathological changes Neur...

Family Medicine EOR Neurology Exam Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Q: What is delirium? Answer: Acute, abrupt transient confused state due to an identifiable cause Q: Prognosis of delirium Answer: Full recovery within 1 week in most cases Q: What is vascular dementia Answer: Dementia caused by chronic ischemia & multiple infarctions Q: A sudden decline in functions with a stepwise progression of symptoms is what ty...

Psychology Year 11 Final ATAR Exam Questions & Answers 2024/25 Alzheimer's - ANSWERSdegenerative brain disorder that gradually destroys memory and cognitive functioning Cause build-up of beta amyloid plaques and tangles of tau protein. They combine to disintegrate the brain structure, by blocking nerve signalling and communications between cells and also by triggering immune system reactions, which destroy disabled nerve cells. Form in the hippocampus (temporal lobe)= short term mem...

ILE 2 FINAL EXAM with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024 AD survival time - 4-8 years AD greatest risk factor - age early onset AD - under 65 years old genetic AD characteristics - alterations in chromosomes 1, 14, 21 AB42 - beta amyloid, makes plaques APP - precursor protein in chromosome 21 that is cleaved to AB42 and therefore increase plaque APOE4 allele - increases risk of AD, onset is earlier, sporadic AD environmental factors of AD - age, FH, head injury, depre...

Dementia correct answersnot a specific disease, not part of normal aging Alzheimer's disease correct answersmost common cause of progressive, irreversible dementia Cortical Dementia correct answersAlzheimer's Disease, Pick's Disease, Primary progressive aphasia Subcortical Dementia correct answersParkinson's Disease, Huntington's disease mixed dementias correct answersvascular dementia, lewy body dementia Cause ofAD correct answersneuropathological changes Neuritic plaques...

*Cerebellar Tonsillar Herniation* - correct answer *Most common* type of brain herniation Patho: Downward movement of the cerebellum through the foramen magnum Signs: *Stiff neck, decreased LOC, respiratory abnormalities, pulse variations* 3 stages of shock - correct answer 1. Nonprogressive. Early shock. In an attempt to maintain perfusion, heart rate increases & vasoconstriction occurs to maintain perfusion and increase blood pressure. 2. Progressive. Body is no longer able to comp...