PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Metaplastic cells are not better prepared to survive under stressful circumstances. - Answer FALSE Persistent metaplasia can lead to dysplasia. - Answer TRUE Barrett esophagus is an example of dysplasia - Answer FALSE Persistent dysplasia eventually results in cancer - Answer TRUE Hypertrophy can occur under normal and pathological conditions - Answer TRUE A bodybuilder's muscles will display hyperplasia. - Answer FALSE Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of an o...

Portage pathophysiology module 6 exam

Upper lower, middle, lower GI tract and accessory - Answer upper: mouth, esophagus, stomach middle: duodenum, jejunum, ileum lower: cecum, colon, rectum accessory: salivary glands, liver, pancreas what digestion starts in the stomach - Answer carb and protein digestion (by pepsin) GI tract function - Answer Digests food, absorbs nutrients and water into the blood, and eliminates waste What role(s) does the liver serve? - Answer produces bile metabolizes hormones and ...

What is the definition of pathophysiology? - Answer Pathophysiology is defined as not only the cellular and organ changes that occur with disease, but also the effects that these changes have on total body function. Name the 5 etiologic factors and give an example if listed. - Answer Biologic agents (bacteria, viruses), physical forces (trauma, burns, radiation), chemical agents (poisons, alcohol), one's genetic inheritance, and nutritional excesses or deficiencies. What are the 2 typ...

A bodybuilders muscles will display hyperplasia - Answer False Barrett esophagus is an example of dysplasia - Answer False Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of an organ or tissue caused an increase in the number of cells - Answer True Lack of nerve stimulation can cause cells to atropy - Answer true proportion of people with a disease who are positive for the disease - Answer sensitivity How likely the same result will occur if repeated - Answer reliability How...

True/False: Metaplastic cells are not better prepared to survive under stressful circumstances. - Answer false True/False: Hypertrophy can occur under normal and pathological conditions. - Answer true Which are true of the mitochondria? Select all that apply. - Answer It is involved in cellular respiration. They play a role in apoptosis. Which are true of the cell membrane? Select all that apply. - Answer Controls the transport of materials from the outside fluids to within. ...

True/False: Blood tests for tumor markers can make a diagnosis of cancer. Why or why not? - Answer False, only tissue can diagnose. Tumor markers are helpful to assess response to therapy or reoccurrence. What is the most important procedure in diagnosing the correct cancer and histology? - Answer tissue biopsy Explain the TNM system: - Answer T is the size and local spread of the primary tumor. N is the involvement of the regional lymph nodes. M is the extent of the metastatic in...

The three stages of hemostasis include each of the following except: - Answer vascular dilation Which of the following medications would decrease a person's risk for clotting? Select all that apply. - Answer heparin, warfarin, lovenox Which of the following is a hypercoagulable state? Select all that apply. - Answer congestive heart failure, smoking, post-surgical state Which of the following is FALSE of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)? Select all that apply. - Answe...

The liver is responsible for each of the following EXCEPT: - Answer releases insulin Risk factors for gallstone formation include each of the following EXCEPT: - Answer age (60s) Treatments for gastroesophageal reflux include each of the following EXCEPT: - Answer caffeinated beverages What symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome would require further investigation? Select all that apply. - Answer blood in stool, weight loss, anemia Risk factors for the development of peptic ulc...

What is the definition of pathophysiology? - Answer the study of the body's response to altered function or disease Name the 5 etiologic factors and give an example - Answer 1. physical force (burns) 2. chemical agents (poison) 3. bioloigcal agents (bacteria) 4. genetic predisposition 5. nutritional excesses/deficiencies What are 2 types of risk factors? - Answer congenital and acquired What is the difference between mophology and histology? - Answer morphology is the stru...