Pathophysiology

Etiologies of Guillian Barre : Possibly triggered by a virus or bacterial infection What is often seen after URI, GI infection, or mono? : Guillian Barre Sensory and motor (but mainly motor) disorder that is acute and reversible (most of the time) : Guillian barre Patho of guillian barre : Inflammation Demyelination Axon destruction Sensory and motor dysfunction 2 Where symptoms start in Guillian barre : First starts toe to head Then goes from head to toe Clinical manifestations...

true or false: afferent sensory fibers carry pain impulses from nociceptors to the brain : true the ______ is a region in the dorsal spinal cord where modulation of pain impulses occurs a. afferent sensory region b. S and L fiber complex c. Substantia gelatinosa d. Central transmission (T) cell : c. substantia gelatinosa regarding the Gate Control Theory of Pain, select the one FALSE statement a. L fibers stimulate (excite) BOTH the T cell and the SG b. S fibers inhibit BOTH the...

Strabismus : Definition: "crossed eyes" deviation of one eye from the other when looking at an object Incidence: can be normal in infant until 4 months, after needs evaluation Normal A&P: extraocular muscles attach eyeball to orbit and allow for straight and rotary movement; each muscle from one eye is coordinated with a muscle from the other eye, which produces conjugate movement, and results in one image being produced Patho: most commonly caused by weak or hypertonic muscle in a...

Which statement is true regarding asthma? : It is characterized by airway inflammation. What describes an asthma that is common in children and adolescents, with bronchospasm occurring within 3 minutes of physical exertion? : Exercise-induced Which is a characteristic of intrinsic (non-allergic) asthma? : Attacks are often severe. The most common cause of chronic bronchitis is : smoking Which cellular change is seen with chronic bronchitis? : Increased eosinophils 2 Destruction of b...

Classify each of these as either acute or chronic: A. Arterial Thrombosis B. Arterial Atherosclerotic Disease C. Venous Thrombosis and Thrombophlebitis D. Venous Insufficiency/Venous Stasis : A. Arterial Thrombosis: ACUTE B. Arterial Atherosclerotic Disease: CHRONIC C. Venous Thrombosis and Thrombophlebitis: ACUTE D. Venous Insufficiency/Venous Stasis: CHRONIC Etiologies of arterial thrombosis usually include anything stimulating ___________. : The coagulation system Symptoms of advan...

what is diabetes Mellitus (DM)? : a systemic metabolic disorder in which there is chronic hyperglycemia (high blood sugar over years) what are 2 causes of diabetes mellitus? : 1. a decrease in production and secretion of insulin (type 1) 2. a decrease in the cells ability to utilize the insulin (type 2) insulin deficiency can lead to... : impaired use of CHO, fats, and proteins chronic hyperglycemia causes... : structural abnormalities in (the vasculature of) many organs where is insu...

The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are well established is referred to as: : Subclinical True or False: When the Cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic : True Cancer grading is based on : Cell Differentiation A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis but is not yet demonstrating signs of this disease. This stage of illness is called the ________ : Latent Stage Breast cancer in women who have the breast ca...

Genotype : the actual DNA composition in an individual Phenotype : physical appearance Alleles : alternate forms of a gene that controls specific trait Homozygous : two identical alleles for a trait (TT or tt) Heterozygous : two different alleles for a trait (Tt) 2 Dominant traits : only one allele is needed to express the trait, dominant alleles mask recessive alleles Recessive traits : two identical allele for the trait must be present to be expressed; a recessive trait (alle...

After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take cholesterol-lowering medication. This is an example of : tertiary prevention Which is NOT usually secreted in response to stress? a. Norepinephrine b. Cortisol c. Epinephrine d. Insulin : d. Insulin The sympathetic nervous system mediated by : norepinephrine Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular: a. Atrophy b. Death c. Proliferation 2 d. Mutation : b. Death Cancer grading is based on : cell...

Q: All obstructive pulmonary disorders are characterized by : A: Resistance to airflow Q: The ____________ system compensates for metabolic acidosis and alkalosis : A: Respiratory Q: Clinical manifestations of hyponatremia include : A: Confusion, lethargy, coma and perhaps seizure Q: A major risk factor for the development of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) disease is : A: immunosuppression Q: The characteristic x-ray findings in tuberculosis include : A: Ghon tubercles Q: The organ...