Patho week 3 lecture quiz Flashcards
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- Histamine is the most important mediator in Type I Hypersensitivity causes all of the following except:
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increased cardiac contractility, which results in hypertension
2
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- The coagulation Factors II, VII, IX, X, protein C, and S are dependent on ______ for their synthesis.
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Vitamin K
2
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- Allergic (extrinsic) asthma is associated with
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IgE mediated airway inflammation
3
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- The major cause of death from leukemic disease is
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infection
4
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- RhoGAM (an Rh antibody) would be appropriate in an Rh-_____ woman with an _____ Rh-_____ antibody titer carrying an Rh-_____ fetus.
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negative, unsensitized, negative, positive
5
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- Which condition is associated with an elevated reticulocyte count?
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Hemolytic Anemia
6
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- A low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) are characteristic of which type of anemia?
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Iron Deficiency Anemia
7
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- Clinical manifestations of chronic arterial obstruction include
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intermittent claudication
7
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- While in the hospital for management of acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL), a patient develops severe thrombocytopenia. The most appropriate action for this condition is
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activity restriction or platelet transfusion
7
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- Treatment for hemophilia A includes
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factor VIII replacement
8
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- What laboratory finding is usually found in aplastic anemia?
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Pancytopenia (low RBC, WBC & platelet count)
9
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- Risk factors for atherosclerosis include which one?
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non-modifiable: Age gender and family hx
modifiable: diet, exercise, smoking, stress, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity & inflammation,
10
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- Blood flow throughout the periphery is regulated by
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the autonomic nervous system
10
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- Which is false about the stages of Hemostasis?
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- Vasoconstriction 2. Platelet plug formation 3. Coagulation (clot formation)
- Clot retraction/repair 5. Fibrinolysis (clot dissolution)
10
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- Two of the most serious oncology emergencies associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma are obstruction of the superior vena cava and compression of the
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spinal cord.
11
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- Which viruses have been implicated as cancer-causing agents? (Select all that apply.)
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-Epstein-Barr
- Human T-cell leukemia
- Human immunodeficiency
………………………………….
HPV, HBV, HCV,
11
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- Which causes vasoconstriction?
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Norepinephrine
11
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- What is involved in the release of plasminogen activators? (Select all that apply.)
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Factor XII, HMWK (High Molecular Weight Kininogen), Kallikrein and Thrombin
11
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- Which diseases may be associated with a bleeding problem? (Select all that apply.)
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Renal Failure
Liver Cirrhosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematous
Ovarian CA
12
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- A deficiency of von Willebrand factor impairs
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platelet adhesion to injured tissue
12
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- Hemophilia B is also known as
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Christmas disease.
12
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- Which clinical finding is indicative of compartment syndrome?
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Absent peripheral pulses
13
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- When systemic vascular resistance is decreased, blood flow
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decreases
14
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- When a patient is struck in the eye by a baseball, the result is redness and swelling. This increase in blood flow to a localized area is called
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hyperemia
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25. The pain characteristics of chronic venous insufficiency include (Select all that apply.)
-aching and cramping in the affected area.
-relief with elevation to the area.
-relief with ambulation if pain is in the legs
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26. Venules are composed of _______ tissue.
connective
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Which will not belong to the category of Myeloid neoplasms?
-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
-Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
-Lymphomas
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Thalassemia may be confused with iron-deficiency anemia, because they are both
microcytic
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27. This disease affects the neuromuscular junction: primarily the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) and is an example of type II hypersensitivity, reactions.
Myasthenia Gravis
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31. A serious complication of deep vein thrombosis is
pulmonary embolus
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Anaphylaxis may occur in certain hypersensitivity reactions, including type (Select all that apply.)
Type I & Type II
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Which is not considered to be a risk factor for thrombus formation?
Thrombocytopenia
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38. The red blood cells produce energy (ATP) by___________ (select all that apply)
- Glycolysis
- Lactic Acid Fermentation
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35. One of the cardinal features of sickle cell anemia includes acute and chronic dysfunction of which organs? (Select all that apply.)
-spleen
-bones
-brain
-lungs
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36. In a mature red blood cell, the hemoglobin is composed by ____ percentage of the cell's dry weight.
95%
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33. Which condition is associated with an elevated reticulocyte count?
Hemolytic Anemia
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37. After dietary iron is absorbed in the small intestine, it is transported in the blood by protein called
transferrin.
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34. Red blood cells obtain nearly all their energy from metabolism of
glucose
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39. Erythropoiesis cannot proceed without which of the following vitamins/nutrients? (select all that apply)
-Iron
-Folate
-Vitamin B12
-Vitamin C
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40. Which is false about Hereditary Spherocytosis?
False: Hereditary Spherocytosis has a decreased osmotic fragility test
True:
-Hereditary Spherocytosis is an Inherited, Autosomal Dominant disease.
-Hereditary Spherocytosis is caused by a Deficiency in Spectrin which comprises the Red Cell Membrane, resulting in a Spherocyte shape.
-Hereditary Spherocytosis results in Extravascular Hemolysis in the Spleen.
-Hereditary Spherocytosis affects Northern Europeans through Autosomal Dominant inheritance.
- Childhood will exhibit Anemia, Splenomegaly, and Jaundice.
- Adulthood may exhibit Gallstones
