UTMB ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 5355 Exam 3 with answers

UTMB ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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5355 Exam 3 with answers
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Biogenic Amine Theory linked to depression - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Deficiency of neurotransmitters in brain of
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norepinephrine, dopamine, and/or serotonin. Particularly, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



a decrease in receptor binding with serotonin.
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Neurotransmitter Receptor Hypothesis linked to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



depression - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A deficiency of
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monoamine neurotransmitters at neuronal synapses.
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Antidepressants increase - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔Neuronal synaptic levels of monoamine |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



neurotransmitters.


if you have more receptors than neurotransmitters -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Neurotransmitters do not have
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time to re-charge thus, they do not function properly.
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Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) System |\ |\ |\



Dysregulation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔HPA system |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



dysregulation with excessive glucocorticoid secretion is
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,found in a large percentage of people suffering from
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major depression.
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Patho of Alzheimer's includes - plaque formation,
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presence of --, with decreased levels of - - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Amyloid B, neurofibrillary tangles,
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acetylcholine these disrupt impulse transmission |\ |\ |\ |\




neurofibrillary tangles - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔are a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



deformation of the structure that carries nutrients to
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neurons of the brain. |\ |\ |\




Decreased levels of choline acetyl transferase and
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acetylcholine is associated with - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔Memory loss |\




Most common cause of dementia - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Alzheimer's disease fatal 5-10 years |\ |\ |\ |\




Characteristics of Alzheimer's - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔Loss of memory, language , inability to learn new
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things, dysfunction, delusions, cannot perform ADLs,
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majorly effects social life
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, Parkinson's Disease is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Chronic
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motor progressive neuro-degenerative known as a
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shaking palsy |\




Parkinson's disease is associated with - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔basal ganglia dysfunction and atrophy of
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neurons in the substantia nigra that produce dopamine;
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Characteristics of Parkinson's disease - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ANSWERS ✔✔Tremors at rest, rigidity, bradykinesia,
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muscular rigidity and postural abnormalities.
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2 Main Categories of CVA - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Hemorrhagic and Ischemic |\ |\




Hemorrhagic CVA - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Blood |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



produces inflammatory reaction, swelling, displaces brain
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tissue and increases ICP
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2 types of hemorrhagic stroke - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Intracerebral and subarachnoid |\ |\




Intracerebral Hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Blood |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



vessel leaks directly into brain tissue
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