1. Where do we hold our DNA in a cell?
Answer
Nucleus
2. What is cell "suicide" or programmed death?
Answer
Apoptosis
3. What are the clinical findings of CO poisoning?
Answer
Normal SPO2 Due to CO taking up all the O2 that is bound to HGb
4. Why would you see tissue damage in CO poisoning?
Answer
Lack of O2 causes tissue necrosis
5. ABG
Answer
pH= 7.25 CO2 = 60 HCO3= 28
Respiratory Acidosis
6. How do water molecules move through cell walls?
Answer
Osmosis
7. How do Non-water molecules move through cell walls?
Answer
Diffusion/ hydrostatic pressure
,8. If a pt has excessive vomiting, what will develop?
Answer
Metabolic Alkalosis, be- cause they are losing all of the HCL in their stomach but holding onto
bicarb
9. What do we look for during amniocentesis for neural tube defects?
Answer
Alpha fetal proteins
short stature Low IQ
Low nasal bridge low set ears
Simeon crease in Palm of hand
11. How can a newborn have type 1 DM?
Answer
Autoimmune disorder
12. What gene is going to take care go maintenance of all the other cells?
Answer
-
Housekeeping genes
13. If a patient presents with chronic woulds, what are we thinking?
Answer
Diabetes, or at least something else is going on
14. If a newborn does not have enough collectin proteins, what kind of infec- tion might they
have?
Answer
Pneumonia/ respiratory
, 15. Where to B lymphocytes mature?
Answer
bone marrow
16. If you have chicken pox and I come over to get it as well, what type of immunity are you
creating
Answer
Active acquired
17. What is happening at a cellular level in a type 2 hypersensitivity rxn?
Answer
IgE "Allergy", the antibodies are binding to the antigens on the cell surface
18. Why do we give rhogam?
Answer
Prevent hemolytic anemia in the pregnant Rh- mom w/ Rh+ baby
19. If a pt had an organ transplant, why all of a sudden would we see tissue damage?
Answer
Release of cytokines, thus the cytokines attack the epithelial cells
20. What is an exotoxin?
Answer
a toxin released by a living bacterial cell into its surroundings.
21. What cells do we have to fight fungal infections?
Answer
phagocytes and T-lymphocytes
22. Why if stressed are we more prone to getting sick?
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