Chapter 23,24,25 Quiz Flashcards
1
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Proteolytic Enzymes
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Specialized enzymes that break down protein
2
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Average Body Protein Ratio
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- 65 kg/10.7kg (150lbs/23.58946 lbs)
3
Q
Discolorations due to chemotherapeutic agents
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- Yellow discoloration from Jaundice
- discolorations caused by hemolysis, hemorrhages, ecchymosis and purpura
4
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What neutralizes formaldehyde?
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Nitrogenous waste
5
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Affects of chemotherapeutic agents on the liver
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- drugs may change to an innocuous form by hepatic enzymes
- drug may cause changes in the liver itself
- Both these changes can cause jaundice
6
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Corticosteroidal and anti-inflammatory effects
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- Can negatively affect organs
- decrease permeability of the cell membrane
- Can change liver function
- Can change kidney function
- change biochemical constituents of blood: damage blood cells
- Blocked circulatory system
- cause damage to arteries and veins
- damage to the skin: hemorrhages, ecchymosis, purpura
7
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Types of drugs used to treat leukemia and various cancers
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8
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Opiod use
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9
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Radioactive isotopes and their effects
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10
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Embalming facts concerning diabetes
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11
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General information about purge
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12
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Ways purge can develop
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13
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Specific purge contents
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14
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Pre-embalming purge
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15
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Methods of preventing post embalming purge
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