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MMSC407 Exam 2 Questions with Correct Answers Plasma protein reference values (g/dL) - Answer-Albumin: 3.5-5.0 Alpha 1 globulin: 0.1-0.3 Alpha 2 globulin: 0.6-1.0 Beta globulin: 0.7-1.1 Gamma globulin: 0.1-1.6 Serum: 6.5-8.3 Hypoproteinemia - Answer-Total protein level is less than reference interval. Only condition where a neg nit. balance exists -Absolute: Nephrotic, liver, starvation -Relative: Salt retention, water retention Hyperproteinemia - Answer-Excessive gamma globulins ...

1. What blood group is the universal donor - O- 2. What causes Parkinsonianism - Lack of dopamine 3. MG is a result of - Ab's against AcH receptors at NMJ 4. CREST syndrome is associated with - Calcinosis, Raynauds phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia, and diffuse scleroderma 5. What can give you pulmonary embolus - DVT 6. What is the most common chromosomal disorder - Down Syndrome (trisomy 21) Note: it is also related to ALL 7. Mesothelioma and bronchogeni...

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? A grouping of lung diseases that damage the small or large airways permanently increasing lung compliance (Varying degrees of symptoms and exacerbations between patients. Main forms are chronic bronchitis and emphysema) Does smoking cause COPD? No, but because of the way it interacts with the lungs it significantly increases the chances that it will be developed. What are 6 diseases that are frequently associated with a COPD diagnosis?...

Acute cough Correct Answer < 3 weeks Subacute cough Correct Answer 3-8 weeks Chronic cough Correct Answer >8 weeks Acute Bronchitis Correct Answer inflammation of the bronchioles Acute bronchitis etiology Correct Answer almost always viral Acute Bronchitis symptoms Correct Answer cough that usually lasts 10-20 days Acute Bronchitis Treatment Correct Answer OTC antitussive, NSAIDs, antibiotics NOT recommended Pneumonia etiology Correct Answer *S. pneumoniae *M. pneumon...

CardioPulmonary Rehab According to the ATS, what are the two specific objectives of pulmonary rehabilitation? correct answer: Answer: 1 - To control and alleviate symptoms and complications of respiratory impairment 2 - To teach patients how to achieve optimal capacity for activities of daily living Egan VII, p - 1226 Gas Therapy What is the weight of CO2 in a full D cylinder at 21 degrees Celsius and 14.7 psig? correct answer: Answer: 4 lbs McPherson, p - 26 Airwaycare Of what ...

NURS 372 Final Exam Questions & Answers-The following are asthma symptoms that may present themselves SATA: A. Crackles heard bilaterally on lung bases on auscultation B. Daytime symptoms of wheezing, dyspnea, coughing present more than twice weekly C. Waking from night sleep with symptoms of wheezing, dyspnea, coughing D. Dyspnea on exertion with activity E. Reliever (rescue) drug needed more than twice weekly F. Activity limited or stopped by symptoms more than twice weekly - B, C, E, F...

NSG 310 Quiz 6 | Latest Update | 2024/2025 | Already Graded A ___% of patients with COPD are smokers 90% A 67-year-old male patient with chronic respiratory acidosis from end-stage COPD is receiving oxygen at 1 L/min per nasal cannula. Which statement by the nurse best explains to the client's daughter how this therapy prevents respiratory depression? A. "Your father's breathing effort is driven by lower oxygen levels" B. "Your father's breathing effort is driven by a low carb...

Polyhydramnios d/t decreased swallowing may cause --- obstruction OR --- - Answer GI obstruction; Anencephaly* Renal agenesis & posterior urethral valve would cause ---hydramnios - Answer oligo The cochlear base responds to --- frequency sound, while the helicotrema responds to --- frequency sound - Answer high; low Pancreatic B cells cleave the proinsulin polypeptide to insulin, which is packaged in equimolar amts w/ ----- in ----- - Answer C-peptide; secretory granules* 3 D...

MTM Exam 4 Diseases Latest Update with Verified Solutions DMD -loss of function, recessive, haplosufficiency -symptoms present < 5 yoa -progressive symmetrical muscular weakness -wheelchair dependent by 12-13 yoa -life expectancy = teens - 30s -do not reproduce -calf pseudohypertrophy -elevated serum creatine kinase -unable to perform neck flexion -complete absence of dystrophin -mutations: deletions, frameshift, nonsense -exon length is NOT a multiple of 3 -frameshifts -> null mutations ...

LEMAR Pretest Part 11. Specimen often used for point-of-care tests (POCT): A. Arterial blood B. Capillary blood C. Venous blood D. Urine Capillary blood 2. In serum protein electrophoresis, when a buffer of pH 8.6 is employed, what protein fraction will migrate the farthest toward the anode? A. Albumin B. Alpha-globulin C. Beta-globulin D. Gamma-globulin Albumin 3. Artifactual increase in albumin concentration: A. Prolonged tourniquet time B. Dehydration C. Nephr...