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NR 507 Week 3 Quiz – Advanced Pathophysiology

1. In some anemias, the erythrocytes are present in various sizes, which is refer to as
2. What is the pathophysiologic process of aplastic anemia?
3. The body compensates for anemia by
4. A woman complains of chronic gastritis, fatigue, weight loss, and tingling in her fingers. Laboratory findings show low hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, and a high mean corpuscular volume. These findings are consistent with _____ anemia.
5. Symptoms of polycythemia vera are mainly the result of
6. Untreated pernicious anemia is fatal, usually because of
7. What is the most common cause of vitamin K deficiency?
8. Which of the following is a description consistent with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)?
9. Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease–relate lymphadenopathy are a result of
10. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is describe as a(n)
11. In a full-term infant, the normal erythrocyte life span is _____ days, whereas the adult is _____ days.
12. What is the name of the disorder in which levels of bilirubin remain excessively high in the newborn and are deposite in the brain?
13. Hemophilia B is caused by clotting factor _____ deficiency.
14. Erythroblastosis fetalis is define as an
15. Which form of cardiomyopathy is characterize by ventricular dilation and grossly impaired systolic function, leading to dilated heart failure?
16. Which of the following is manufacture by the liver and primarily contains cholesterol and protein?
17. The type of anemia that occurs as a result of thalassemia is nr 507 week 3 quiz
18. The sickle cell trait differs from sickle cell disease in that the child with sickle cell trait
19. Which of the following can trigger an immune response within the bloodstream that can result in an embolus?
20. Which disorder causes a transitory truncal rash that is nonpruritic and pink with erythematous macules that may fade in the center, making them appear as a ringworm?
21. When does most cardiovascular development occur?
22. When does systemic vascular resistance in infants begin to rise?
23. Which heart defect produces a systolic ejection murmur at the right upper sternal border that transmits to the neck and left lower sternal border with an occasional ejection click?
24. Which congenital heart defects occur in trisomy 13, trisomy 18, and Down syndrome?
25. What is the most important clinical manifestation of aortic coarctation in the neonate?