NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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• Rheumatoid arthritis -✓✓Autoimmune disorder causing chronic joint
inflammation.
• CBC -✓✓Complete blood count; measures blood components.
• Hgb -✓✓Hemoglobin; oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells.
• Hct -✓✓Hematocrit; percentage of blood volume from red cells.
• MCV -✓✓Mean corpuscular volume; average red blood cell size.
• Platelet count -✓✓Number of platelets per microliter of blood.
• WBC count -✓✓White blood cell count; immune response indicator.
• Serum haptoglobin -✓✓Protein that binds free hemoglobin in blood.
• Serum iron concentration -✓✓Amount of iron in serum, measured in micrograms.
• Total iron binding capacity -✓✓Maximum iron that can bind to transferrin.
• Percent saturation -✓✓Percentage of transferrin saturated with iron.
• Serum ferritin concentration -✓✓Indicator of stored iron in the body.
• Reticulocyte concentration -✓✓Percentage of immature red blood cells in blood.
• Anemia of chronic disease -✓✓Anemia due to chronic inflammation or illness.
• Acute blood loss anemia -✓✓Anemia resulting from sudden blood loss.
• Iron deficiency anemia -✓✓Anemia caused by insufficient iron for hemoglobin.
,• Overwhelming bacterial infection -✓✓Severe infection leading to systemic
inflammatory response.
• Aplastic anemia -✓✓Failure of bone marrow to produce blood cells.
• Sickle cells -✓✓Abnormally shaped red blood cells in sickle cell disease.
• Left ventricular hypertrophy -✓✓Thickening of heart's left ventricle due to
pressure.
• Aortic stenosis -✓✓Narrowing of the aortic valve affecting blood flow.
• Aortic dissection -✓✓Tear in the aorta's inner layer causing pain.
• Defibrillation -✓✓Electrical shock to restore normal heart rhythm.
• Tachycardia -✓✓Heart rate exceeding 100 beats per minute.
• AV Dissociation -✓✓Lack of coordination between atrial and ventricular
contractions.
• Wide Complex Tachycardia -✓✓Tachycardia with QRS duration over 120 ms.
• Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy -✓✓Heart muscle disease with unknown
cause, leading to dilation.
• Ejection Fraction -✓✓Percentage of blood pumped from the heart per beat.
• Bradycardia -✓✓Heart rate below 60 beats per minute.
• Blocked Pathway at AV Node -✓✓Interruption of electrical signals at the
atrioventricular node.
• Aortic Stenosis -✓✓Narrowing of the aortic valve, restricting blood flow.
, • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) -✓✓Cancer of the blood affecting
lymphoid cells.
• Hematocrit (Hct) -✓✓Percentage of blood volume occupied by red blood cells.
• Microcytic Anemia -✓✓Anemia characterized by small, hypochromic red blood
cells.
• Peripheral Blood Smear -✓✓Microscopic examination of blood to assess cell
types.
• TdT Positive -✓✓Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase positivity indicates
lymphoid lineage.
• HgB -✓✓Hemoglobin concentration in blood, indicating oxygen-carrying
capacity.
• Platelet Count -✓✓Number of platelets in a given volume of blood.
• Flow Cytometry -✓✓Technique to analyze cell characteristics using fluorescent
markers.
• Reticulocyte Count -✓✓Measurement of young red blood cells in circulation.
• Hypochromic Cells -✓✓Red blood cells with reduced hemoglobin content.
• Maxillofacial Deformities -✓✓Abnormalities in facial structure often due to
anemia.
• Echocardiogram -✓✓Ultrasound imaging to assess heart structure and function.
• Chest X-ray -✓✓Radiographic imaging to visualize heart and lung conditions.
• Coronary Artery Disease -✓✓Narrowing of coronary arteries due to plaque
buildup.
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• Rheumatoid arthritis -✓✓Autoimmune disorder causing chronic joint
inflammation.
• CBC -✓✓Complete blood count; measures blood components.
• Hgb -✓✓Hemoglobin; oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells.
• Hct -✓✓Hematocrit; percentage of blood volume from red cells.
• MCV -✓✓Mean corpuscular volume; average red blood cell size.
• Platelet count -✓✓Number of platelets per microliter of blood.
• WBC count -✓✓White blood cell count; immune response indicator.
• Serum haptoglobin -✓✓Protein that binds free hemoglobin in blood.
• Serum iron concentration -✓✓Amount of iron in serum, measured in micrograms.
• Total iron binding capacity -✓✓Maximum iron that can bind to transferrin.
• Percent saturation -✓✓Percentage of transferrin saturated with iron.
• Serum ferritin concentration -✓✓Indicator of stored iron in the body.
• Reticulocyte concentration -✓✓Percentage of immature red blood cells in blood.
• Anemia of chronic disease -✓✓Anemia due to chronic inflammation or illness.
• Acute blood loss anemia -✓✓Anemia resulting from sudden blood loss.
• Iron deficiency anemia -✓✓Anemia caused by insufficient iron for hemoglobin.
,• Overwhelming bacterial infection -✓✓Severe infection leading to systemic
inflammatory response.
• Aplastic anemia -✓✓Failure of bone marrow to produce blood cells.
• Sickle cells -✓✓Abnormally shaped red blood cells in sickle cell disease.
• Left ventricular hypertrophy -✓✓Thickening of heart's left ventricle due to
pressure.
• Aortic stenosis -✓✓Narrowing of the aortic valve affecting blood flow.
• Aortic dissection -✓✓Tear in the aorta's inner layer causing pain.
• Defibrillation -✓✓Electrical shock to restore normal heart rhythm.
• Tachycardia -✓✓Heart rate exceeding 100 beats per minute.
• AV Dissociation -✓✓Lack of coordination between atrial and ventricular
contractions.
• Wide Complex Tachycardia -✓✓Tachycardia with QRS duration over 120 ms.
• Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy -✓✓Heart muscle disease with unknown
cause, leading to dilation.
• Ejection Fraction -✓✓Percentage of blood pumped from the heart per beat.
• Bradycardia -✓✓Heart rate below 60 beats per minute.
• Blocked Pathway at AV Node -✓✓Interruption of electrical signals at the
atrioventricular node.
• Aortic Stenosis -✓✓Narrowing of the aortic valve, restricting blood flow.
, • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) -✓✓Cancer of the blood affecting
lymphoid cells.
• Hematocrit (Hct) -✓✓Percentage of blood volume occupied by red blood cells.
• Microcytic Anemia -✓✓Anemia characterized by small, hypochromic red blood
cells.
• Peripheral Blood Smear -✓✓Microscopic examination of blood to assess cell
types.
• TdT Positive -✓✓Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase positivity indicates
lymphoid lineage.
• HgB -✓✓Hemoglobin concentration in blood, indicating oxygen-carrying
capacity.
• Platelet Count -✓✓Number of platelets in a given volume of blood.
• Flow Cytometry -✓✓Technique to analyze cell characteristics using fluorescent
markers.
• Reticulocyte Count -✓✓Measurement of young red blood cells in circulation.
• Hypochromic Cells -✓✓Red blood cells with reduced hemoglobin content.
• Maxillofacial Deformities -✓✓Abnormalities in facial structure often due to
anemia.
• Echocardiogram -✓✓Ultrasound imaging to assess heart structure and function.
• Chest X-ray -✓✓Radiographic imaging to visualize heart and lung conditions.
• Coronary Artery Disease -✓✓Narrowing of coronary arteries due to plaque
buildup.
