Brainarium

G-CSF is provided as supportive treatment during leukemia treatment regimens to a. suppress GVHD b. overcome anorexia c. prevent anemia d. reduce the risk of infection - Correct answer-D Imatinib is an example of what type of leukemia treatment? a. supportive care b. chemotherapy c. bone marrow conditioning agent d. targeted therapy - Correct answer-D which one of the following is false about epigenetic mechanisms? a. epigenetic mechanisms control how genes are expressed and silenced ...

The "control center" of the cell is the - Correct answer-nucleus The energy source for the cells is the - Correct answer-mitochondrion Ribosomes are synthesized by the - Correct answer-nucleolus The nucleus is composed largely of - Correct answer-DNA Protein synthesis occurs in the - Correct answer-ribosomes The shape of a cell is maintained by which of the following? - Correct answermicrotubules Functions of the cell membrane include all of the following EXCEPT - Correct answerlipid...

1. What stain is most commonly used for bone marrow aspirates? a. Prussian blue b. new methylene blue c. hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) d. Wright - Correct answer-D 2. What bone marrow sample is best to determine fat-to-cell ratio and overall cellularity, as well as for searching for malignant cells? a. core biopsy b. aspirate smears c. peripheral blood d. Prussian blue stain - Correct answer-A 3. Which of the following is least helpful in evaluating bone marrow findings? a. differentia...

Romanowsky-type stains - Correct answer-polychromatic, stain more than 1 color, a mixture of acidic and basic dyes Morphology - Correct answer-scientific term for cell appearance plasma and formed elements - Correct answer-What are the two main components of blood? 92% water, 7% plasma proteins, 1% other solutes - Correct answer-Plasma Composition Albumin - Correct answer-protein in blood; maintains the proper amount of water in the blood and osmolarity. Transport substances Globulins -...

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The study of the physiologic (functional) changes as a result of a disease process is: - Correct answer-Pathophysiology The number of new cases of a disease in a given population noted within a stated time period indicates the __________________ of a disease. - Correct answer-incidence The term used to refer to undifferentiated cells that have variable nuclei and cell structures and is the basis for grading a tumor is: - Correct answer-Anaplasia A factor that can trigger an acute episode o...

Which of the following is characteristic of osteoarthritis? - Correct answer-Degeneration of articulating cartilage occurs in the large joints. Which of the following describes a Colles' fracture? - Correct answer-The distal radius is broken. During the fracture healing process, the hematoma: - Correct answer-Is the structure into which granulation tissue grows. When a fracture is healing, the procallus or fibrocartilaginous callus: - Correct answerserves as a splint across the fracture...

What nervous system reaction causes the pupil to contract? - Correct answerparasympathetic nervous system (PNS) What photorecptors cells help see dim light, and night vision (black and white)? - Correct answer-Rods What photorecptors cells help see color vision? - Correct answer-Cones What is the posterior cavity filled with? - Correct answer-vitreous humor What sensory receptors are stimulated by touch, pressure, equilibrium, hearing? - Correct answer-Mechanoreceptors What sensory recept...

Which of the following characteristics indicates that the CSF is normal? - Correct answer-Clear and colorless fluid. Which of the following statements is TRUE about malignant brain tumors? - Correct answer-Primary brain tumors rarely metastasize outside the CNS. Secondary brain tumors usually arise from: - Correct answer-Metastasized breast or lung tumors. Why are focal or generalized seizures sometimes an early indication of a brain tumor? - Correct answer-Surrounding inflammation stimul...

Identify the therapeutic interventions used in the treatment of SARS. - Correct answerMeds: ribavirin (antiviral), GC-methylprednisolone -oxygen with mechanical ventilation Discuss the difficulties involved in controlling the spread of an infection when the causative agent is unidentified. - Correct answer-the microbe hasn't been identified as bacterial, viral, or fungal; no known routes of transmission, unknown sensitivity to antimicrobial meds; unknown course of infection Describe the...

What does hypothalamic-releasing hormone stimulate? - Correct answer-stimuli to ANTERIOR pituitary to release specific hormone Where is the andrenocrticotropic hormone (ATCH) produced? - Correct answeradenohypophysis (anterior pituitary lobe) What does the andrenocrticotropic hormone (ATCH) stimulate? - Correct answerstimulates adrenal cortex to secrete primarily cortisol Where is the hypothalamic-inhibiting hormone produced? - Correct answerhypothalamus What does the hypothalamic-inhibitin...

What is pruritus? - Correct answer-sever itching What causes pruritus? - Correct answer-allergic responses, chemical irritation How do you treat pruritus? - Correct answer-topical agents to reduce sensations, antihistamines or glucocorticorids What is contact dermatitis? - Correct answer-skin rash caused by contact with a certain substance What does the hypodermis consist of? - Correct answer-connective tissue, fat cells, marcophages, fibroblasts, larger blood vessesl, nerves

What are antigens? - Correct answer-foreign substances, microbes, or component of cells that stimulate immune response What is an antibody? - Correct answer-specific protein produced in the humoral response that binds to an antigen What is an autoantibody? - Correct answer-antibodies against self antigens, attaches own body What does the lymphatic system do? - Correct answer-filter body fluids, remove foreign matter, immune response What are the structures of the lymphoid systems? - Corr...

incubation period --time between exposure to the microorganism and the onset of signs or symptoms; it may last for a day or so or maybe prolonged props for days or weeks. prodromal period --comprises the time in the early development of a disease when one is aware of a change in the body, but the signs are non-specific. lab tests are negative. manifestations of disease --clinical evidence or effects, the signs and symptoms, of disease. diagnosis --identification of a specific disease throu...

Integrated health record - Correct answer-A system of health record organization in which all the paper forms are arranged in strict chronological order and mixed with forms created by different departments The Joint Commission - Correct answer-an independent organization that accredits healthcare organizations in the United States based on performance standards Longitudinal health record - Correct answer-a single complete health record that combines data from a variety of sources within a...

Rudolph Schindler - Correct answer-designed a semiflexible instrument in 1932 base on the principle that a series of convex lenses could transmit light undistorted through a flexible tube in the distal tube was not bent beyond a certain angle Hirschowitz, Curtiss, Peters, and Pollard - Correct answer-published report of a new gastroscope, the fiber-scope, in 1958 1941 - Correct answer-GI nursing was first recognized as an area of specialization. A group of physicians called the American Ga...

What is needed for sterilization? - Correct answer-Meticulous cleaning and high-level disinfecting prior to EtO or liquid sterilization EtO gas sterilization - Correct answer--average turn around time-greaater than 12 hours -potential hazard to staff costly alternative to HLD liquid chemical sterilization - Correct answer--sterilizes ONLY if proper cleaning precedes sterilization -needs proper concentration, contact time, temperature, and pH limitations of liquid sterilization and endosc...

Derek finds the financial forecast of Mindzecor to be concerning. He then shows projections that include three other types of drugs, what they've currently spent on R&D, and what they would expect to spend on R&D once it's done. There is also the expected profit for each drug. He clarifies how Memaretine is Mindzecor. - ️️Profitability vs. R&D Expense Bildenafil (Cosmetic) Total R&D Expense (current + forecast): 8,800,000,000 R&D Expense (current): 5,910,000,000 Profit (forecas...

Which of the following aids in making decisions more responsible, accountable, and reasonable? - Correct answer-Approaching issues from perspectives different from one's own How can decision makers protect against risks caused by an inability to identify ethical issues? - Correct answer-By taking input from others during the decision-making process An ethical decision often involves dilemmas because there are many perspectives and interests at stake. Each alternative will ______. - Cor...

Which of the following is true of a market version of utilitarianism? - Correct answerIndividuals calculate for themselves what risks they wish to take. Which of the following would be advocated by the "administrative" version of utilitarianism? - Correct answer-Government regulation of business Identify the statement that most accurately describes the difference between the market and the administrative versions of utilitarianism. - Correct answer-The administrative version of utilit...