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Maryville Patho NURS 611 Exam 2. dr. wunderlich Questions With Complete Solutions

Apoptosis correct answer: programmed death such as inflammation Necrosis correct answer: cellular injury such as MI, hypoxia Atrophy correct answer: physiologic atrophy of the thymus gland in childhood Hypertrophy correct answer: increase in cell size Physiologic hypertrophy would be increase in myocardial cell size r/t endurance training Pathologic hypertrophy would be secondary to disease such as HTN Hyperplasia correct answer: increase in number of cells Compensatory hyper...

Apoptosis correct answer: A programmed cell death that is regulated or programmed. Cellular self-destruction for elimination or unwanted cell populations Necrosis correct answer: Rapid loss of the plasma membrane structure, organelle swelling, mitochondria dysfunction What is the #1 cause of cellular injury leading to necrosis (especially the kidney and heart) correct answer: hypoxia What is the #1 cause of hypoxia? correct answer: ischemia Main component of a cell correct answer...

if rapid strep test is negative what is the first thing you should do? correct answer: send out culture when examining lab from a person with mono what would the NP expect to find? correct answer: Lymphocytosis EBV is transmitted through which route? correct answer: oral pharyngeal secretions (saliva) Sx of mono usually present how many days after initially infected? correct answer: 30-50 days if a pt is being treated for strep and tells you he or she has allergy to PCN what clas...

Stages of Learning in Benner's Model - CORRECT ANWSER Unconscious Incompetence Conscious Incompetence Conscious Competence Unconscious competence Explain Unconscious Incompetence - CORRECT ANWSER Novice, we don't know what we don't know Explain Conscious Incompetence - CORRECT ANWSER Ad-vanced beginner, feeling uncomfortable about what we don't know Explain Conscious Competence - CORRECT ANWSER Compe-tent/proficient, getting skills and feeling more c...

What is scabies? correct answer: -A highly contagious mite infestation Risk factors of scabies correct answer: -Overcrowding -Conditions of poverty -Poor hygiene, malnutrition What is the mode of transmission for scabies? correct answer: -Close personal contact Subjective symptoms for scabies correct answer: -Itching, worse at night and often does not respond to treatment -Some will have rash, some will not -Children may be irritable and have changes in feeding -Close contacts ...

Is transmission of Lyme disease likely if the thick attachment is less than 48 hours? correct answer: No What is the incubation period of Lyme disease? correct answer: 3 to 31 days but typically around 7 to 14 days How many stages does Lyme disease have? correct answer: 4 What is the first stage of Lyme disease called? correct answer: Early localized Lyme disease What is the second stage of Lyme disease called? correct answer: Early disseminated Lyme disease What is the third...

Delerium onset correct answer: ACUTE, NEW onset abrupt over short period from hrs to days (possibly weeks) Delirium timing? correct answer: confusion fluctuates throughout the day causes of delirium? correct answer: CVA acute medical condition: distsended bladder or constipation sensory deprivation (poor eyesight) fever, infection actively dying adverse rxcn or withdrawal of medication stroke hypoxemia serotonin syndrome thyroid dx S/sx of delerium correct answer: INATTENT...

The criteria for diagnosing generalized anxiety disorder in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (text revision) state that excessive worry or apprehension must be present more days than not for at least: a. 1 month b. 3 months c. 6 months d. 12 months correct answer: C. The clinician has chosen to prescribe an SSRI instead of a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) for a patient fitting the diagnostic criteria for depressi...

what are 2 ex of a parasitic infection? correct answer: scabies lice (pediculosis) what is the tx for lice (pediculosis) correct answer: permethrin rinse what does a candidiasis infection look like? correct answer: bright red, beefy rash what is tx for candidiasis correct answer: topical antifungal what is the treatment for onchomycosis correct answer: terbinafide what do you need to educate your patient on for onchomycosis tx correct answer: the tx is only 70% effective ...