Marquette University

Signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism - Answer weight loss, thinning oily hair, anxiety, nervousness, heart palpitations What is this? TSH low free t4 high t3 high - Answer hyperthyroidism First sign of colon cancer - Answer blood in stool GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) - Answer solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach-causes epigastric pain, chronic cough,at risk for barretts esophagus and cancer What is commonly related to h. Pylori? - Answer Pe...

- most numerous of the formed elements in the blood - carry oxygen and CO2 - NO nucleus or organelles - no longer true cells - BICONCAVE disc structure (large surface area; can flex to move within vessels_ - live 120 days - Answer describe the characteristics of RBCs mean corpuscular volume = measures average volume / size of RBC (**if low microcytic**if high macrocytic) - Answer what is the lab meaning of the erythrocyte indice MCV mean corpuscular hemoglobin = measures amount/w...

Pathophysiology - Answer the study of disease processes and how they affect body function - Pathos: suffering - Physio: function of organs - Logos: system of formal study Disease - Answer Interruption, cessation, or disorder of cells, tissues, organs or body systems Etiology - Answer cause Physical forces (trauma) Biological (infection) Inflammatory/immune Chemical Genetic Nutritional excesses/deficits Most diseases are multifactorial in origin Pathogenesis - Answ...

Colonization: - Answer presence of microorganisms (not necessarily infection) Infection: - Answer presence, multiplication and tissue injury from microorganisms Pathogen: - Answer virulent organisms Virulence: - Answer potential to produce disease Saprophytes: - Answer harmless organisms Mycosis: - Answer infection with a fungus Opportunistic: - Answer cause disease in immunocompromised host incubation period - Answer interval between initial infectio...

Pathogenesis of osteoarthritis - Answer degenerative disease of cartilage (chondrocytes and matrix) Clinical Features of OA - Answer Joint Pain- deep aching pain aggravated by motion and weight bearing; sometimes worse at night after day of vigorous activity • Joint stiffness, esp. after periods of inactivity • Joint enlargement of osteophyte formation • Crepitus on movement with joint • Later stages, pain on motion and at rest, limitation of motion, mal-alignment, bony p...

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