AAMI Pathology Exam Review – Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Digestive & Nervous System Diseases with Correct Answers)

Which is/are responsible for causing vaginitis? - answerCandida albicans & Trichomonas vaginitis A cavity containing pus and surrounded by an inflamed tissue - answerAbscess An inflammation of the rectum that may be caused by bacterial infection, parasites, irritation from fecal matter, or toxic agents - answerProctitis An inflammation of the bile ducts, which is caused by blockages of the bile ducts, such as gallstones - answerCholangitis An inflammation of the gall bladder often caused by the presence of gallstones in the biliary system - answerCholecystitis An inflammation of the salivary glands and gonads, also known as the mumps - answerEpidemic parotitis An acute, infectious disease of the brain and spinal cord, transmitted by saliva of an infected animal, also known as hydrophobia, the fear of water - answerRabies A Page1 disease that shows no recognizable lesions - answerFunctional disease A disease having sudden onset and short duration - answerAcute disease A disease having rapid and severe onset, usually fatal - answerFulminating disease Inflammation of the structure that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder - answerUreteritis The non-passage of urine - answerAnuria Inflammation of the protective coverings around the brain and the spinal cord, or meninges - answerMeningitis Inflammation of the mouth - answerStomatitis A disease characterized by a collapse or airless condition of the lung, a collapsed lung - answerAtelectasis Excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain causing them to enlarge and push against the skull, referred to as "water on the brain" - answerHydrocephalus The union of two or more boils, resulting in this inflammatory lesion - answerCarbuncle Associated with a lion-face appearance, enlarged extremities, such as the hands and feet - answerAcromegaly Fragments of thrombi - answerMost common type of emboli Formed when the salts in urine form a precipitate, formed from within the kidney, a kidney stone or nephrolith - answerRenal calculi Infections that are difficult to treat, pseudomonas diseases - answerSecondary burn Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes this, also known as viral pneumonia - answerPrimary atypical pneumonia The type of pneumonia that can cause lung infections with those who have a weakened immune Page2 system, especially seen in AIDS and HIV - answerPneumocystis carinii pneumonia Fluid in the sac of the vaginalis testis - answerHydrocele A condition which results from some form of interference with normal electrical activity in the brain. It is marked by repetitive abnormal electrical discharges within the brain known as seizures. - answerEpilepsy a suppurative inflammation of