WGU pathophysiology D236 Test with complete answers

WGU pathophysiology D236 Test with complete answers What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? How does the RAAS (Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System) result in increased blood volume and increased blood pressure? How can hyperkalemia lead to cardiac arrest? The body uses the Protein Buffering System, Phosphate Buffering System, and Carbonic Acid-Bicarbonate System to regulate and maintain homeostatic pH, what is the consequence of a pH imbalance Describe the laboratory findings associated with metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, respiratory acidosis and respiratory alkalosis. (ie relative pH and CO2 levels). Why would an increased anion gap be observed in diabetic ketoacidosis or lactic acidosis? Why is it important to maintain a homeostatic balance of glucose in the blood (ie describe the pathogenesis of diabetes)? Compare and contrast Type I and Type II Diabetes Describe some reasons for a patient needing dialysis What are some reasons for a patient choosing one over the other? . How does homeostasis and maintaining optimal physiological health impact your wellbeing? Differentiate between Innate Immunity and Adaptive Immunity ? What is a way that Adaptive Immunity can recruit innate immunity? Why are some infections harder on children while other infections are harder on the elderly? Describe how and why our injury response results in the signs of redness, swelling, heat, and pain? (Be sure to use chemokines, histamine, and vasodilation in your response.) Explain dominant vs recessive genetic diseases. What is a "carrier" in recessive genetic diseases? Describe how to determine the probability of clinical outcomes given information about the parents (eg two heterozygous carriers of sickle cell disease). What are some of the consequences of alcohol exposure in pregnancy? ? Why is increased maternal age a risk factor? What is Spina Bifida? Why are relative deficiencies in Folic acid or B12 associated with Spina Bifida? Essential Question: How does the body's cellular responses and adaptations react to disruptions? Describe how calcitonin, parathyroid hormone, and calcitriol (Vitamin D) work together to maintain normal blood calcium levels. Describe the function of osteocytes within lacunae of bone Describe bone remodeling ? Which cells are involved in this process and what is their function? . Describe the process of articular degeneration. Which cells are involved in this process and what is their function?