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What is the process by which excitable cells transmit information to one
another?
Ans: Action Potential
What types of cells use the action potential?
Ans: Nerve and Muscle
What potassium imbalance hypopolarizes the cell?
Ans: Hyperkalemia
Does hypopolarization cause increased excitability of cells or decreased
excitability of cells?
Ans: Increased
Which potassium imbalance causes hypopolarization of the cell?
Ans: Hyperkalemia
In which calcium imbalance is the cell more excitable?
Ans: Hypocalcemia
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Which calcium imbalance leads to cirmumoral paresthesias?
Ans: Hypocalcemia
In which calcium imbalance do lethargy, confusion, and hyporeflexia occur?
Ans: Hypercalcemia
Cardiomegaly is a pathologic expression of what disease?
Ans: Hypertrophy
Which adaptation pattern causes the endometrial lining to grow r/t excess
estrogen?
Ans: Hyperplasia
Metaplasia of cells in esophagus; due to GERD; squamous cells changed to
columnar cells
Ans: Barrett's esophagus
The thymus gland shrinking during childhood is a _______________ example of
_________________.
Ans: Physiologic;Atrophy
Liver regeneration is a _______________ example of _________________.
Ans: Physiologic;Hyperplasia
What is the most common cause of hypoxic injury?
Ans: Ishcemia
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Loss of hemoglobin leads to ____________ injury.
Ans: Hypoxic
Reperfusion injury leads to ___________ overload.
Ans: Calcium
Tissue transplantation may cause _______________ injury.
Ans: Reperfusion
Molecules with an unpaired electron in the outer shell
Ans: Free radicals
___________ is a normal byproduct of ATP production that can lead to
___________ from exhaustion of intracellular antioxidants.
Ans: Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS); Oxidative Stress
What type of injury can lead to Wernicke encephalopathy?
Ans: Ethanol
Phosphorus deficiency r/t ethanol injury increases risk for
____________________
Ans: Rhabdomyolysis (Muscle Breakdown)
What 4 deficiencies are caused by ethanol injuries?
Ans: Folic Acid, magnesium, B6, phosphorus
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NURS5315 Exam 1 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers (100% Correct
Answers) /Already Graded A+
What is the process by which excitable cells transmit information to one
another?
Ans: Action Potential
What types of cells use the action potential?
Ans: Nerve and Muscle
What potassium imbalance hypopolarizes the cell?
Ans: Hyperkalemia
Does hypopolarization cause increased excitability of cells or decreased
excitability of cells?
Ans: Increased
Which potassium imbalance causes hypopolarization of the cell?
Ans: Hyperkalemia
In which calcium imbalance is the cell more excitable?
Ans: Hypocalcemia
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Which calcium imbalance leads to cirmumoral paresthesias?
Ans: Hypocalcemia
In which calcium imbalance do lethargy, confusion, and hyporeflexia occur?
Ans: Hypercalcemia
Cardiomegaly is a pathologic expression of what disease?
Ans: Hypertrophy
Which adaptation pattern causes the endometrial lining to grow r/t excess
estrogen?
Ans: Hyperplasia
Metaplasia of cells in esophagus; due to GERD; squamous cells changed to
columnar cells
Ans: Barrett's esophagus
The thymus gland shrinking during childhood is a _______________ example of
_________________.
Ans: Physiologic;Atrophy
Liver regeneration is a _______________ example of _________________.
Ans: Physiologic;Hyperplasia
What is the most common cause of hypoxic injury?
Ans: Ishcemia
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Loss of hemoglobin leads to ____________ injury.
Ans: Hypoxic
Reperfusion injury leads to ___________ overload.
Ans: Calcium
Tissue transplantation may cause _______________ injury.
Ans: Reperfusion
Molecules with an unpaired electron in the outer shell
Ans: Free radicals
___________ is a normal byproduct of ATP production that can lead to
___________ from exhaustion of intracellular antioxidants.
Ans: Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS); Oxidative Stress
What type of injury can lead to Wernicke encephalopathy?
Ans: Ethanol
Phosphorus deficiency r/t ethanol injury increases risk for
____________________
Ans: Rhabdomyolysis (Muscle Breakdown)
What 4 deficiencies are caused by ethanol injuries?
Ans: Folic Acid, magnesium, B6, phosphorus
