Maryville NURS 612 Exam 3 Study
Guide Solutions
Acute glomerulonephritis - ANSWER✔✔-inflammation of the capillary loops of the
renal glomeruli
Ascites - ANSWER✔✔-accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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
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
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, Peristalsis - ANSWER✔✔-muscular contractions that move products of digestion
through the alimentary canal
Peritoneum - ANSWER✔✔-serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity
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
Renal calculi - ANSWER✔✔-stones formed in the pelvis of the kidney from a
physiochemical process associated with obstruction and infections in the urinary tract
Resonance - ANSWER✔✔-sound obtained on percussing a part that can vibrate freely
Tympany - ANSWER✔✔-low-pitched, resonant, drumlike note obtained by percussing
the surface of a large, air-containing space
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Guide Solutions
Acute glomerulonephritis - ANSWER✔✔-inflammation of the capillary loops of the
renal glomeruli
Ascites - ANSWER✔✔-accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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
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
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, Peristalsis - ANSWER✔✔-muscular contractions that move products of digestion
through the alimentary canal
Peritoneum - ANSWER✔✔-serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity
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
Renal calculi - ANSWER✔✔-stones formed in the pelvis of the kidney from a
physiochemical process associated with obstruction and infections in the urinary tract
Resonance - ANSWER✔✔-sound obtained on percussing a part that can vibrate freely
Tympany - ANSWER✔✔-low-pitched, resonant, drumlike note obtained by percussing
the surface of a large, air-containing space
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