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What hormone is found in the urine when someone is pregnant - ANSWER-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin When a person vomits a lot what acid imbalance will happen? - ANSWER-Metabolic Alkalosis Renal Lithiasis - ANSWER-a disease caused by the presence of stones in the kidney or the urinary tract (a kidney stone, nephrolithiasis, renal calculi) Lithotripsy - ANSWER-medical procedure that uses shock waves or a laser to break down stones in the kidney, gallbladder, or ureter the remaining stone will exit the body when a person urinates Renal Lithiasis Pain - ANSWER-acute renal pain: - sudden flank pain Leukemia and Bone Marrow Suppression - ANSWER-Leukemia: caused by rapid production of abnormal white blood cells which then are unable to fight infection and impair the ability of the bone marrow to produce red blood cells Blood marrow suppression - ANSWER--when fewer blood cells are made in the marrow - causes a decrease in red and white blood cells as well as platelets - almost every chemotherapy drug suppresses blood marrow Atherosclerosis - ANSWER-hardening and thickening of vessels caused by the accumulation of lipid covered macrophages in the arterial wall, which leads to the formation of a lesion called PLAQUE - it is an inflammatory disease Risk factors for atherosclerosis - ANSWER-smoking HPTN Diabetes Low hematocrti and increased risks for MA - ANSWER- Peripheral Neuropathy - ANSWER--Weakness, numbness, and pain from nerve damage, usually in the hands and feet