Hsc 4555 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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HSC 4555: Pathophysiology 1 - Exam 3 Questions & answers

HSC 4555: Pathophysiology 1 - Exam 3 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

HSC 4555: Pathophysiology 1 - Exam 3

Arnold has been in the hospital for six days with malaria that he obtained by being bit by a mosquito while on vacation in India. The parasitic organism has caused his red blood cells to lyse and thus he is anemic. Which of the following terms describes the etiology of the illness? Infectious Patients undergoing tissue transplantation often have their immune system destroyed through physician-prescribed radiation. Without an adequate supply of white blood cells, these patients are mor...

Define pathophysiologyThe study of abnormalities in physiologic functioning of living things Reveals physiologic responses of the body to disruptions in its internal or external environment 4 interrelated topics of pathophysiologyEtiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, treatment implications Etiology definitionstudy of cause/reasons for phenomena identifies causal factors ex: idiopathic (unknown) and iatrogenic (caused by unintended or unwanted medical treatment)

Pathophysiology Exam 3 Review  Two portionso Conduction o Respiratory  PAO2- partial pressure  SNS- more air=more blood  Breathe in- pressure inside is greater than outside  Phrenic nerve- works with muscles  Compliance- more in children, bc they are younger  Resistance- less in children  Surfactant- produced by alveolar CHAP 22  Pulmonary o Obstruction- air can’t get out; cant get out through bronchioles (mucus, inflammation) o Restrictive- can’t get...

Pathophysiology Exam 3 Review  Two portionso Conduction o Respiratory  PAO2- partial pressure  SNS- more air=more blood  Breathe in- pressure inside is greater than outside  Phrenic nerve- works with muscles  Compliance- more in children, bc they are younger  Resistance- less in children  Surfactant- produced by alveolar CHAP 22  Pulmonary o Obstruction- air can’t get out; cant get out through bronchioles (mucus, inflammation) o Restrictive- can’t get...

Inflammation and immunity

Malignant of white blood cell disorders