PLTW PBS 2026 PATHOGENS AND DISEASE
TRANSMISSION REVIEW QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS PROFESSIONAL GUIDE
◉ hypoglycemia
Answer: when there is a low-concentration of sugar in the blood
◉ hypertonic solutions
Answer: cells shrink in these solutions
◉ hypotonic solutions
Answer: cells expand in these solutions
◉ DKA (ketoacidosis)
Answer: when cells don't get enough glucose, they start to burn fat,
which produces proteins
◉ plasma
Answer: solution in which red and white blood cells, proteins used
as clotting factors, and platelets are suspended; transports nutrients
and wastes
, ◉ red blood cells
Answer: carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of they body and
returns carbon dioxide and other wastes from tissues to the lungs
◉ white blood cells
Answer: help fight infections and aid in the immune process
◉ platelets
Answer: smaller cells that help blood to clot to stop bleeding; play
vital role in prevention of blood loss
◉ (red blood cell level/total blood cell level) x 100
Answer: hematocrit=
◉ hematocrit
Answer: tests for the amount of red blood cels in the blood
◉ hydroxyurea
Answer: medication used in patients with sickle cell disease to
prevent sickle cell crises
◉ crises
TRANSMISSION REVIEW QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS PROFESSIONAL GUIDE
◉ hypoglycemia
Answer: when there is a low-concentration of sugar in the blood
◉ hypertonic solutions
Answer: cells shrink in these solutions
◉ hypotonic solutions
Answer: cells expand in these solutions
◉ DKA (ketoacidosis)
Answer: when cells don't get enough glucose, they start to burn fat,
which produces proteins
◉ plasma
Answer: solution in which red and white blood cells, proteins used
as clotting factors, and platelets are suspended; transports nutrients
and wastes
, ◉ red blood cells
Answer: carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of they body and
returns carbon dioxide and other wastes from tissues to the lungs
◉ white blood cells
Answer: help fight infections and aid in the immune process
◉ platelets
Answer: smaller cells that help blood to clot to stop bleeding; play
vital role in prevention of blood loss
◉ (red blood cell level/total blood cell level) x 100
Answer: hematocrit=
◉ hematocrit
Answer: tests for the amount of red blood cels in the blood
◉ hydroxyurea
Answer: medication used in patients with sickle cell disease to
prevent sickle cell crises
◉ crises