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NUR2063 Pathophysiology Final Exam| Questionsand Answers Verified 100% Correct| Latest Update
Subluxation - ✔✔the partial displacement of a bone from its joint
Fibromyalgia - ✔✔chronic condition with widespread aching and pain in the muscles and
fibrous soft tissue
Rheumatoid arthritis - ✔✔A chronic systemic disease characterized by inflammation of the
joints, stiffness, pain, and swelling that results in crippling deformities
Ankilosing spondylitis - ✔✔chronic, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints, primarily of
the spine
Paget's disease - ✔✔A disease of unknown origin that is characterized by extensive
breakdown of bone tissue followed by abnormal bone formation.
Diverticulitis - ✔✔inflammation of a diverticulum
Intusseption - ✔✔inward telescoping of the intestines
Peptic ulcer disease - ✔✔A break or ulceration in the protective mucosal lining of the lower
esophagus, stomach, or duodenum
Carcinoma of liver - ✔✔Liver CA, primary site is rare. Mets to lungs common. Usually a
metastatic site- vascularity. Associated with patients with hx of hep B or C.
,Intestinal obstruction - ✔✔mechanical or functional blockage of the intestines that occurs
when the contents of the intestine cannot move forward through the intestinal tract because of
a partial or complete blockage of the bowel
Pancreatitis - ✔✔inflammation of the pancreas
Hepatitis B - ✔✔inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is
transmitted sexually or by exposure to contaminated blood or body fluids
Hepatitis A - ✔✔inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), usually
transmitted orally through fecal contamination of food or water
Esophageal varices - ✔✔swollen, twisted veins in the esophagus that are especially
susceptible to ulceration and hemorrhage
Liver disease - ✔✔alcoholic liver disease
Esophageal disease - ✔✔GERD, achalasia, Barrett's, etc.
End stage cirrhosis - ✔✔liver cell failure and portal hypertension
Gastric ulcers with bleeding stool consistency - ✔✔Black tarry stools
Costovertebral angle (CVA) - ✔✔the areas of the back that are over the kidneys; CVA
tenderness on exam can indicate kidney infection
End stage renal disease - ✔✔The final stage of kidney failure (as that resulting from diabetes,
chronic hypertension, or glomerulonephritis) that is marked by the complete or nearly
complete irreversible loss of renal function
, Pre-renal kidney injury - ✔✔Can be caused by hemorrhage and dehydration, which lead to
decreased renal perfusion
RAAS (renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system) - ✔✔Renin is released by kidneys in response
to decreased blood volume; causes angiotensinogen to split & produce angiotensin I; lungs
convert angiotensin I to angiotensin II; angiotensin II stimulates adrenal gland to release
aldosterone & causes an increase in peripheral vasoconstriction
Secretion of renin - ✔✔when decreased blood pressure the afferent arterioles secrete the
enzyme renin this brings about angiotenisin II
Albumin in kidneys - ✔✔Can indicate kidney failure
Pyelonephritis - ✔✔inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis resulting in kidney infetion
Glomerulonephritis - ✔✔inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
Poly cystic kidney disease (PKD) - ✔✔a hereditary kidney disease in which many cysts grow
in the kidneys; these cyst can lead to kidney failure
AKI - ✔✔
End stage renal disease symptoms - ✔✔Nausea.
Vomiting.
Loss of appetite.
Fatigue and weakness.
Sleep problems.
Changes in how much you urinate.
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