Midterm Exam: NUR631/ NUR 631 (New 2023/2024 Update) Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology _Study Guide with Questions and Verified Answers_ 100% Correct – GCU
Midterm Exam: NUR631/ NUR 631 (New 2023/2024 Update) Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology _Study Guide with Questions and Verified Answers_ 100% Correct – GCU QUESTION Hypernatremia S/S Answer: You are 'fried' or S.A.L.T. F - Fever (low grade), flushed skin R - Restless (irritable) I - Increased fluid retention and increased BP E - Edema (peripheral and pitting) D - Decreased urinary output, dry mouth S = Skin flushed A = Agitation L = Low-grade fever T = Thirst QUESTION Repolarization Answer: Return of the cell to resting state, caused by reentry of potas- sium into the cell while sodium exits the cell. QUESTION Hyperpolarization Answer: The movement of the membrane potential of a cell away from rest potential in a more negative direction. QUESTION Depolarization Answer: The process during the action potential when sodium is rushing into the cell causing the interior to become more positive. QUESTION refractory period Answer: a period of inactivity after a neuron has fired QUESTION G6PD Answer: damaged hemoglobin in RBC (Heinz bodies) causing hemolysis and splenic sequestration QUESTION g6pd Answer: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase QUESTION exotoxin Answer: a toxin released by a living bacterial cell into its surroundings. QUESTION Endotoxins Answer: go into serum when bacteria die and their cell walls break down QUESTION Endotoxin versus exotoxin Answer: Endotoxins are the Lipopolysaccharide-protein complexes (LPS), responsible for making an integral part of the cell wall of Gram-Negative Bacteria and are released at the time of cell death or lysis of bacteria. Exotoxins are the proteins which are secreted by few species of bacteria and get diffuse into the nearby or surrounding medium. Secondly, endotoxins are heat stable, weakly immunogenic while exotoxins are heat labile, highly antigenic. QUESTION Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) Answer: underdeveloped sex organs, breast developm
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