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NUR 631 PATHO Final1. Langerhans cells
Answer
In allergic contact dermatitis, which cells possess the antigen and present them to T cells?
2. Eczema
Answer
What medical term is used to identify an inflammatory disorder of the skin that is often
considered synonymous with dermatitis and characterized by pruritus with lesions that have an
indistinct border?
3. Plaque
Answer
Lesions on the elbows and knees that are well demarcated, thick, silvery, scaly, and erythematous
characterized which type of psoriasis?
4. urticaria
Answer
Which skin lesion is mediated by the IgE - stimulated release of hista- mine, bradykinin, or
kvllikrein from mast cells?
5. A form of malnutrition
Answer
Define marasmus
6. Deafferentation pain
Answer
is pain that results from damage of some sort to the trigeminal nerve with resulting dense, deep
numbness of the face
7. Kwashiorkor
Answer
Malnutrition produced by a severely inadequate amount of protein in the diet.
,8. Onychomycosis
Answer
What is the medical term for a fungal infection of the nail plate?
9. Spermatocele
Answer
What is a painless diverticulum of the epididymis located between the head of the epididymis and
the testis called?
10. Describe intestinal malrotation.
Answer
is an abnormality that can happen early in pregnancy when a baby's intestines don't form into a
coil in the abdomen.
11. Describe Hirschsprung's disease
Answer
Is a birth defect in which nerve cells are missing at the end of a child's bowel. This damage
causes blockages in the bowel because the stool does not move through the bowel normally.
12. What type of necrosis is associated with wet gangrene?
Answer
liquefactive necro- sis
13. After ovulation, the uterine endometrial cells divide under the influence of estrogen. This
process is an example of hormonal .
Answer
Hormonal hyperplasia
14. Removal of part of the liver leads to the remaining liver cells undergoing compensatory
.
Answer
Compensatory hyperplasia
15. Why is insulin used to treat hyperkalemia?
, Answer
Insulin administered with glu- cose
Facilitates the uptake of glucose into the cell, which results in an intracellular shift of
potassium.
16. What 3 substances influence the calcium and phosphate balance in the body?
Answer
Three hormones regulate calcium level
1. Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
2. Vitamin D3
3. Calcitonin (opposes PTH)
PTH and Vitamin D3 are considered essential regulators.
17. What is the risk for the recurrence of autosomal dominant diseases?
Answer
usually 50%
18. What cancer does human herpes virus (HHV) 8 cause
Answer
Kaposi sarcoma
19. The BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations increase the risk of which cancer in women?
Answer
Breast and Ovarian
20. How is chronic myelogenous leukemia diagnosed?
Answer
Tests to look for the Philadelphia chromosome
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