NURS 612 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
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Cholecystitis ......ANSWER........inflammatory process of the
gallbladder most commonly due to obstruction of the cystic duct
from cholelithiasis, which may be either acute or chronic
Cholelithiasis ......ANSWER........stone formation in the gallbladder
occurs when cirain substances reach a high concentration in bile
and produce crystals
Cirrhosis ......ANSWER........diffuse hepatic process characterized
by fibrosis and alteration of normal liver architecture into
structurally abnormal nodules
,age 2 of 24
Acute glomerulonephritis ......ANSWER........inflammation of the
capillary loops of the renal glomeruli
Ascites ......ANSWER........accumulation of serous fluid in the
peritoneal cavity
Duodenal ulcer ......ANSWER........chronic circumscribed break in
the duodenal mucosa that scars with healing
Irritable bowel syndrome ......ANSWER........disorder of intestinal
mobility
Lipase ......ANSWER........enzyme that acts on emulsified fats
Peristalsis ......ANSWER........muscular contractions that move
products of digestion through the alimentary canal
Peritoneum ......ANSWER........serous membrane lining the
abdominal cavity
, age 3 of 24
Primary hepatocellular carcinoma ......ANSWER........frequently
arises in the setting of cirrhosis, approximately 20 to 30 years
after liver injury or disease onset
Pylonephritis ......ANSWER........infection of the kidney and renal
pelvis
Pyloric stenosis ......ANSWER........hypertrophy of the circular
muscle of the pylorus leads to obstruction of the pyloric sphincter
Pylorus ......ANSWER........distal section of the stomach
Reflux ......ANSWER........backflow caused by relaxation or
incompetence of lower esophagus
Renal abscess ......ANSWER........localized infection within the
medulla or cortex of the kidney