Pathophysiology I (100 Flash cards)

What could be beneficial in reducing edema in the arms of women who have had radical mastectomy with removal of axial lymph nodes?

Which changes in lung compliance and vital capacity would be observes in the absence of pulmonary surfactant?

What represents a decrease in the frequency of action potentials in an afferent neuron despite a constant stimulus intensity

Earaches may develop as a result of blockage of the eustachian tube because...

What stimulates vagal N endings in the lung parenchyma and inhibits inspiration

Right sided lesions of the spinal cord result in loss of?

A diminished O2 tension in the myocardium causes immediate

After prolonged acidosis, What is the nitrogenous product excreted in high amounts in the urine

Hyperventilation alters the acid-base balance of arterial blood by

Intravenous injections of KCl solution would increase secretion of

Frank-Starling's law of the heart states that

When arterial pressure increases, pressoreceptors discharge and

Acromegaly is due to an excessive prod'n of?

Epinephrine causes an elevation in cAMP levels in muscle cells which in turn activate

The rate of diffusion across the alveolar wall is inversely proportional to

Pieces of dog parotid gland and pancreas are transplanted under the skin of the donor animal. After re-establishment of circulation, ingestion of food will result in secretion from

Which of the ff con'ds is indicated during isovolumetric contraction of the heart

In the denervated heart, adjustment to increased workload are mediated by mechanisms associated with

Which one is secreted more during the absorptive state than during the postabsorptive state

Bulging veins in the neck result from

A parathyroidectomized animal will exhibit levels of Ca and Phosphate ions in the plasma

Glycosuria with hyperglycemia usually occurs in?

Which of the following changes promotes the formation of extracellular edema

Most likely to cause respiratory acidosis

Breathing a gas mixture with 5% CO2 ultimately leads to which of the following

Systolic blood pressure may be abnormally high in this condition

Glycosuria: Low insulin level, Impaired tubular reabsorption, High glomerular filtration rate, High renal threshold for glucose except for what?

Hypoactivity of the posterior pituitary gland leads to?

Which of the following will inactivate HIV reverse transcriptase?

Metabolic alkalosis

Metabolic acidosis

Respiratory alkalosis

Respiratory acidosis

If you damage the upper motor neuron (corticospinal tract) then this would result in...

What is characterized by a long eyeball, the focal point of far objects is focuses in front the retina?

What eye issues is corrected by concave lenses?

What is characterized by a too short eyeball, focal point of near objects is focused behind the retina and is corrected by convex lenses?

What is the loss of lens elasticity with age?

What happens with the curvature of the lens is not uniform?

Albinism

How are bile salts formed?

MCC of liver failure

Mallory-Weiss syndrome

B1 deficiency can lad to what with alcohol?

Tetralogy of Fallot

What does rheumatic fever do?

Rhematic fever lones what?

Mc benign tumor in the heart?

What is Bell-Magendie?

What is Henri law?

Hering Breuer?

Starling's Law

What does syphilis affect?

MCC of ARDS

What is a AKA for Respiratory Distress syndrome?

PCCE (pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium) is what type of pathology?

Dust cells?

MC type of lung tissue in smokers?

An increased H ion and CO2, decreased O2 is acidosis or alkalosis?

Decreased H ion and CO2, increased O2 is acidosis or alkalosis

What is the cause of respiratory acidosis?

How can you reverse respiratory acidosis?

What causes respiratory alkalosis?

How can you reverse respiratory alkalosis?

What causes metabolic acidosis?

How do you fix metabolic acidosis?

What causes metabolic alkalosis?

How can you reverse metabolic alkalosis?

What is a curvature of a penis called? due to trauma

Myopia

Plasma Cholinesterase

Alanine Transaminase (ALT) and Aspartate Transaminase (AST)

y-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)

If pineal gland calcifies it will be called? what causes it?

Acid Phosphatase and Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)

Creatine Kinase

Lipase and Amylase

Hypercapnea and Hypocapnea

Side Effects of Excessive Fluoride

Vitamin D's Deficiency

Which vitamin deficiency causes pernicious anemia?

Which enzymes are used to diagnose liver diseases?

Which enzymes are used to signal a Myocardial Infarction has taken place?

What enzymes are used in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis?

What enzymes are used in the diagnosis of prostatic cancer?

Von Gierke's Disease

Oral Contraceptives

Cushing's Disease

Right-sided lesions of the spinal cord result in loss of motor activity on the ____________ side, and pain and temperature sensations on the ___________ side.

Beta-Blockers prescribed for hypertension work on what kind of receptors?

Oncogenes

Lesch-Nyan Syndrome (what is it? Deficiency in which enzyme?)

Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID)

Rifampin

A deficiency in what vitamin will cause night blindness and enamel hypoplasia?

If you damage the upper motor neuron (corticospinal tract) then this would result in...

What type of mutation is it when a wrong base replaces a correct base causing the wrong amino acid?

Congenital conditions

Anomaly