most common cause of cirrhosis in children - Answers alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
excretion of a large amount of urine - Answers polyuria
excretion of no urine - Answers anuria
excretion of a reduced amount of urine - Answers oliguria
digestive enzyme secreted by the pancreas - Answers amylase
most common tumor of the salivary gland - Answers pleomorphic adenoma
best serological marker of colonic carcinoma - Answers carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
in hemochromatosis, the liver contains increased amounts of __________________________ -
Answers iron
most common form of leukemia in children younger than 5 years old - Answers acute lymphoblastic
leukemia
obese body build, age of onset >30 - Answers type 2 diabetes
low serum insulin level, sudden onset - Answers type 1 diabetes
most common cause of cirrhosis in the United States - Answers alcohol abuse
factor I - Answers fibrinogen
factor XIII - Answers fibrin stabilizing factor
factor II - Answers prothrombin
factor VIII - Answers antihemophilic factor
in Wilson's disease, there is a defect in the metabolism of ______________________________ -
Answers copper
good serologic marker of hepatocellular carcinoma - Answers alpha-fetoprotein
gallbladder carcinoma is ________________________ - Answers most common in females
Epstein-Barr virus has a predilection for infecting B lymphocytes and is a probable cause of
____________________________ - Answers Burkitt's lymphoma
punched-out bone lesions of the calvaria seen by x-ray examination are typical of
_______________________ - Answers multiple myeloma
most common malignant tumor or the liver - Answers hepatocellular carcinoma
microcytic hypochromic anemia with low hemosiderin stores in the bone marrow will respond
favorably to treatment with _______________________ - Answers iron
thrombocytopenia - Answers disease of platelets and megakaryocytes
sickle cell anemia - Answers disease of red blood cells and their precursors
multiple myeloma - Answers disease of lymphocytes and their precursors and descendants
hemophilia A - Answers disease of soluble clotting factors
acute myelogenous leukemia - Answers disease of segmented leukocytes and their precursors
most malignant tumors of the esophagus are histologically classified as
_____________________________ - Answers squamous cell carcinoma
thalassemia minor is a disease involving the gene that encodes
___________________________________ - Answers globin chains of hemoglobin
acute appendicitis - Answers interstitious disease
inguinal hernia - Answers acquired obstructive disorder
hirschsprung's disease - Answers developmental or genetic disorder
peptic ulcer - Answers multifactorial disease or disease of unknown etiology
amylase - Answers digestion of starch
intrinsic factor - Answers mediates absorption of vitamin b12
pepsin - Answers digestion of proteins
megacolon, disposition for cancer, diffuse colon, and ulcerations are typical features of
_____________________ - Answers ulcerative colitis
dental caries begin by the formation of ___________________ - Answers bacterial plaques on the
surface of the tooth
achalasia - Answers dilation of the entire esophagus
dysphagia - Answers difficulty in swallowing
stomatitis - Answers inflammation of the mouth
changes of typical Crohn's disease are most often found in the ____________________________ -
Answers terminal ileum
most typical of diabetes mellitus - Answers polyuria