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What is the body's first line of defense? correct answer: mechanical barrier such as intact skin and mucous membrane Identify the body's second and third lines of defense. correct answer: second: processes of phagocytosis and inflammation; third: the immune system response Which of the three lines of defense are specific? Explain what is meant by "specific defense mechanism." correct answer: The immune system is the specific defense mechanism of the body. It provides protection by s...

NU 606 EXAM TEST BANK QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS NEW UPDATE What are the two types of malignant lymphomas? - Answer- Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) What is Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by? - Answer- Progression from one group of lymph nodes to another, presence of Reed-Sternberg (RS) cells, and development of systemic symptoms What is the median age of diagnosis for Hodgkin lymphoma? - Answer- Around 64 years of age At what stages of life does Hodgkin...

NU 606 Quiz 6 Questions with All Correct Answers Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Answer- Progressive degenerative disease affecting upper motor neurons in cerebral cortex and lower motor neurons in brain stem and spinal cord. S/S: muscle weakness and atrophy, falls, dysarthria, swallowing, respiration impaired. Rx: stem cell therapy, Rilutek Myasthenia Gravis - Answer- Autoimmune disorder impairs receptors for AC h causing muscle weakness and rapid fatigue. Rx: anticholinesterase a...

NU 606: Exam 1 Questions with Verified Answers. What are the alterations in lung volumes seen in restrictive lung disease? ️ Decreased FRC, Decreased TLC, Decreased FVC What is the primary function of the pulmonary system? ️ Exchange of gases in the environment and in the blood. What are the 3 steps involved in the pulmonary system? ️ Ventilation, Diffusion, and Perfusion. What is ventilation? ️ Movement of air into and out of the lungs. What is diffusion? ️ Movement of gases ...

NU 606 Exam 4 Questions with Verified Answers - Regis. Senescence stage ️ Last stage of the life cycle, old age to death, which requires the individual to cope with a large range of changes along with changes on the cellular and organ level, what is gaining characterized ️ decreased capacity to adapt to change potential causes of aging ️ 1-predetermined apoptosis 2-cellular damage resulting from accumulated wastes and altered protein or lipid components 3-wear and tear 4-increase...

NU 606 Exam 2 Questions with verified Answers – Regis College. What is the purpose of speech testing in noise? ️ 1. Assess the patient's concerns using ecologically valid materials/validate patients' reports 2. obtain useful information for counseling (hearing loss/treatment options) 3. validate treatment methods What are the 2 components of test materials for speech in noise testing ️ 1. Targets (what the patient is expected to detect and report) aka speech 2. Maskers (distracti...

NU 606 Exam 3 Questions with Verified Answers- Regis. What are the two layers of the pericardial sac ️ outer fibrous pericardium anchors the heart to diaphragm visceral pericardium (epicardium) has a serous membrane what is unique about cardiac muscle (myocardial fibers) ️ - no nerves are present intercalated discs at the junctions between fibers (they contain desmosomes, connections to prevent muscle cells from separating during contraction, and gap junctions, which permit ions to ...

NU 606 Exam 3 Questions and Answers All Correct When is surfactant produced? - Answer- 28-36 weeks, promotes alveoli expansion and reduces surface tension what is the pathophysiology of acute respiratory distress syndrom - Answer- injury to the lung results in injury to alveolar wall and capillary membrane leading to release of chemical mediators, increased permeability of alveolar capillary membranes, increased fluid and protein in the interstitial area and alveoli, and damage to the sur...

NU 606 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers All Correct 2024 New Update Congenital Aortic Stenosis - Answer- -valve can be unicuspid, bicuspid, or tricuspid with partially fused leaflets -abnormal flow can lead to fibrosis and calcification of leaflets -pt usually develops s/s before age 30 Rheumatic aortic stenosis - Answer- -tissue inflammation r/I adhesions and fusing of the commissures -fibrosis and calcification of the leaflet tips can occur bc of continued turbulent flow -develop s...