The ability of the patho - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

*Intro to Patho* Define validity, reliability, & predictive value in relation to diagnostic testing. - ️️- validity (accuracy) = degree to which a measurement reflect the true value of the object it's intended to measure - reliability (precision) = ability of a test to give the same result in repeated measurements - predictive value = extent to which a test can differentiate btwn the presence/absence of a condition *positive PV = estimate of the probability that the disease is pre...

NR507- Midterm Advanced Patho- Cardiac, Pulmonary, Hematology, Renal 100% Pass Hematopoiesis blood cell formation Fetus- liver and spleen Adult- bone marrow Anemia A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume. Erythropoiesis formation of red blood cells In kidney in response to hypoxia macrocytic normochromic anemia Large RBC's, normal hemoglobin Folic acid or Vitamin B12 deficiency microcytic hypochromic anemia small, abnormally shaped e...

MN 551 Patho Exam Study Guide Which of the following factors is most responsible for the fact that prefrontal lobotomy is no longer a common treatment for mental illness? - Individuals treated by lobotomy have difficulty interpreting somatic, visual, and auditory information. Lobotomy inhibits the individual's ability to add perception and meaning to sensory information. ******Severing connections between the brain and its prefrontal areas inhibits problem solving and results in a l...

Ventilation - ANSWER-Inspiration of oxygen Expiration of carbon dioxide from the blood Ventilation requires which muscles - ANSWER-Intercostal muscles diaphragm muscles Sternocleidomastoid muscles Factors effecting ventilation - ANSWER-*Compliance-muscles ability for lungs to expand (rib expansion) *Elasticity-ability for lungs to return to relaxed shape *Resistance-airway resistance(mucus, aspiration, bronchospasm) *Work of breathing-how difficult it is to breath(obesity, prego) ...

NR 507 Advanced Patho Midterm Study Guide | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ Infectivity - Answer -The ability of a pathogen to invade and multiply in the host. Anemia - Answer -Most common blood disorder in children Hemolytic Anemia's of Newborns - Answer -Are Inherited, Congenital, or Both Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) - Answer -Also called Erythroblastosis fetalis HDN - Answer -Alloimmune disorder in which maternal blood and fetal blood...

PATHO EXAM 2 MCPHS DPT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025 Lecture 1: Cell Injury, Death, and Repair 7 Mechanisms of cell (tissue) injury are: 1. ischemia 2. infectious agents 3. immune reactions 4. genetic factors 5. nutritional factors 6. physical factors 7. chemical factors Sub-lethal cell injuries are: reversible Lethal cell injuries are: irreversible; death to cell The body's ability to return to homeostasis depends on which 3 factors? 1. the mec...

Pathology 265 Patho-Renal /GI ATI Answer Key with Verified Complete Solutions. 1. CAA_DetailedAnswerKey created 05/03/2017 page 1 of 30 Detailed Answer Key Patho-Renal/GI Sac 2017 A nurse is providing instructions for a 52-year-old client who is scheduled for a colonoscopy. The client reports that he has not had the procedure before and is very anxious about feeling pain during the procedure. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate? Rationale: This response is an exa...

MN 551 Patho Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Which of the following factors is most responsible for the fact that prefrontal lobotomy is no longer a common treatment for mental illness? - answerIndividuals treated by lobotomy have difficulty interpreting somatic, visual, and auditory information. Lobotomy inhibits the individual's ability to add perception and meaning to sensory information. ******Severing connections between the brain and its prefrontal areas inhibits problem so...

Florida University: Chapter 20-31| NUR 3125Med-Surg Exam 3 Chapter 20: Assessment of Respiratory Function Purpose of the respiratory system ● Deliver oxygen to the body, expels carbon dioxide from the body ○ Works with the circulatory system ● Upper respiratory system: warms and fills air ○ Nose: serves as passageway, filters impurities, humidifies and warms air ○ Sinuses and nasal passages ■ Paranasal sinuses: lines with mucosa and ciliated pseudostratified epithelium; s...

Nursing 115 Liberty University- Patho Exam 1In response to stress what does the hypothalamus secrete - correct answer corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) in response to corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH), the anterior pituitary secretes - correct answer adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) in response to adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) the cortex of the adrenals secrete - correct answer cortisol in response to ANS/SNS stimulation the adrenal medulla secrete - correct answer nore...