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NR283 Worksheet 1 1. Define Pathophysiology. • The study of diseases; what is taking place (or what happens) when things go wrong; it builds on anatomy. 2. Define Diagnosis, Cause, Predisposing factors, and Pathogenesis. • Diagnosis  Refers to the identification of a specific disease through the evaluation of signs and symptoms, laboratory tests (see inside cover and Ready Reference 5 in the Appendix). • Causes  The causative factors of a disease. Some agents include congeni...

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NR 283 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY WORKSHEET 41. Define pathophysiology. - involves the study of functional or physiologic changes in the body that result from disease processes 2. Define homeostasis. - a relatively stable or constant environment in the body, including blood pressure, temperature, and pH, maintained by the various control mechanisms 3. Discuss the terms acute vs chronic. Provide examples. - Acute rejection develops after several weeks when unmatched antigens cause a...

NR283 Worksheet 3 Skin and Respiratory. SKIN 1. Define the following:and give an example of each a. Macule Less than 1 cm, flat, well defined border. Includes freckles and measles. b. Papule Small firm and usually elevated, < 1 cm, solid mass, circumscribed border. Includes moles and warts c. Nodule Elevated, solid, palpable mass, 1-2 cm. Includes small lipoma, squamous cell carcinoma and fibroma. d. Pustule Elevated, lesion, usually contains ...

NR 601 wk 6 Genitourinary problemsDysuria Subjective experience of pain or burning on urination Hematuria - Blood in urine; more than 3 RBC=> direct relationship to quantity of blood and the probability of pathology - Two types (Transient: sometimes, Persistent: more often) - Differentials: trauma, cancer, coffee, chocoholic, alcohol, citrus, antibiotics, anticoagulation, - glomerulonephritis, urolithiasis, menses - Pathophysiology-depends on the cause Diagnostic tests - UA: Blood - ...

NR 283 Exam Review 2 SKIN CH8Layers of skin: *varies in layer of thickness • Epidermis a. Avascular/no nerves b. Consists of 5 layers c. Hair follicles d. glands • Dermis a. Elastic fibers b. Collagen fibers c. Flexibility & strength of the skin d. Contains nerves & blood vessels • Subcutaneous tissue (hypodermis) a. Connective tissue b. Fat cells c. Blood vessels d. Nerves e. Macrophages f. fibroblasts Keratin: waterproofing of the skin Melanin: skin pigment- determine...

NR 283 Exam Review 3 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Gastrointestinal • GI bleeding a. Upper GI bleeding: esophagus, stomach, duodenum b. Lower GI bleeding: jejenum, ileum, colon, rectum Hematemesis: bloody vomit (from esophagus) Hematochezia: bright-red blood (colon, rectum “hemmoroid”) Melena: burgundy color (old blood; jejunum) Occult bleeding: hidden bleeding (blood cells present in feces) Hiatal Hernia: • part of the stomach protrudes through the opening (hiatus) in the diaphragm into t...

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NURS 611-Patho Exam 4 “WE ARE OUT THE DOOR” Q&A 1. Exposure to which substance protects the mucosal barrier of the stomach? a. Prostaglandins b. Helicobacter pylori c. Aspirin d.Regurgitated bile Prostaglandins. Prostaglandins and enterogastrones, such as gastric inhibitory peptide, somatostatin, and secretin, inhibit acid secretion. 2. Glucose transport enhances the absorption of which electrolyte? m b. potassium c. phosphate d.Chloride Sodium. Sodium passes thro...