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Diagnostic Skills Exam OSCE (DSE OSCE) – Questions and Answers 2023 Pre-Med required for? - Correct answer-- Prosthetic heart valves, or prosthetic material used for cardiac valve repair. - Hx of infective endocarditis - cyonotic heart disease - valve regurgitation w. heart thingys (even if has transplant or was repaired already) [According to limited data, infective endocarditis appears to be more common in heart transplant recipients than in the general population; the risk of infect...

1. What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? Starling’s Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which pushes fluid into the capillaries). Both electrolytes and proteins (oncontic pressure) in the blood affect osmot...

NURSING 5140 All SG Questions Combined (Module 1-12) Study Questions And 100% Verified Answers 2023. Module 1 Study Questions Altered Cellular & Tissue Biology Ch. 2 1. Compare and contrast cellular injury and adaptation. 1. Compare and Contrast cellular injury and adaptation. Cellular Adaptation  Cellular adaptation is an alteration that enables the cell to maintain a steady state called homeostasis despite adverse conditions. It is the cells response to protect itself from injur...

Immunity : Function of immune system is to protect body from invasion by foreign antigens to identify and destroy potentially harmful cells. Exaggerated immune response : -Against environmental antigens, allergy -Too much of an IR Misdirected IR against host's own cell : Autoimmunity Isoimmunity : Directed against beneficial foreign tissues Body's IS reacts against tissues of usually the same species -Transplanted tissue -Blood transfusion Immune deficiency : Deficient immune re...

Microbiology Exam 100 Questions & Answers 2023/2024 UpdateMicrobiology,Oral Physiology,Oral Diagnosis, Pathophysiology,Phamacology, Class Anesthesiology & General Physiology Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Update 1. Any deviation from health where tissues and organs are damaged and disrupted is termed as: A. Pathology B. Disease C. Infection D. Transient microbiota E. Commensalism 2. The human body provides a favorable habitat for microorganisms. Which of the following ...

PATH 370 -ACTUAL quiz 2 (ch. 10, 11, 13, 14, 15) 2023 RATED A+ 1. Hemophilia B is also known as ________ disease: Christmas 2. The Philadelphia chromosome is a balanced chromosome translocation that forms a new gene called: bcr-abl 3. Anemia related to vitamin B12 or folate deficiency is chracterized by what laboratory features? (Select all that apply.): RBC counts of 500,000 to 750,000 cells/mm3 WBC counts of 4000 to 5000 cells/mm3 4. A laboratory test finding helpful in confirming the ...

Nur 2063 Patho Final Examflight or fight response - correct answer Biological reaction to alarming stressors that musters the body's resources (for example, blood flow and respiration) to resist or flee a threat and protect vital organs Hormones released in response to stress - correct answer Cortisol, catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine) GAS (general adaptation syndrome) - correct answer Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three phases—alarm...

TEST BANK KAPLAN AND SADOCK'S SYNOPSIS OF PSYCHIATRY 11TH EDITION PREFACE ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 1: Neural Sciences .............................................................................................................. 3 Chapter 2: Contributions of the Psychosocial Sciences ................................................................ 6 Chapter 3: Contributi...

A bacterial infection of the periodontium characterized by a rapid destruction of the PDL, rapid loss of supporting bone, high risk for tooth loss, and a poor response to periodontal therapy is termed: - aggressive periodontitis A bacterial infection of the periodontium characterized by a slow destruction of the periodontal ligament, slow loss of supporting bone, and a good response to periodontal therapy is termed: - Chronic periodontitis A coated tongue is the primary oral malodor induci...

1. How is hypersensitivity best defined? a. A disturbance in the immunologic tolerance of self-antigens b. An immunologic reaction of one person to the tissue of another person c. An altered immunologic response to an antigen that results in disease d. An undetectable immune response in the presence of antigens ANS: C Hypersensitivity is an altered immunologic response to an antigen that results in disease or damage to the host. Autoimmunity is a disturbance in the immunologic tolerance ...