NSG 120 - Nursing Pathophysiology
Final Exam (Units 9,10,11,12,13 & 14)
Question:
sickle cell anemia
Answer:
- genetic disorder (recessive trait)
- mostly seen in African Americans
- caused by hemoglobin S distorting the shape of RBCs
- decreased amount of oxygen
Question:
sickle cell anemia signs and symptoms
Answer:
- severe pain during a sickle cell crisis (vaso-occulsive crisis)
- fatigue
- pallor
- tachycardia
- dyspnea
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Question:
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Answer:
- disorder in which clotting and hemorrhage simultaneously occur (death is
- caused by bacterial infections/sepsis, trauma, cancer
coming)
Question:
polycythemia vera
Answer:
- overproduction of erythrocytes
- increased blood volume and viscosity
- blood flow is sluggish
Question:
polycythemia vera signs and symptoms
Answer:
- intense, painful itching
- increased BP
- hepatomegaly and splenomegaly
- ruddiness (redness)
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Question:
leukemia
Answer:
increased number of immature undifferentiated leukocytes (WBCs)
Question:
acute leukemia
Answer:
- appears suddenly
- progresses rapidly
- death within months
- usually occurs in children
- presence of immature WBCs
Question:
chronic leukemia
Answer:
- develops slowly with gradual disease progression
- only present in adults
- predominant WBC is mature but does not function normally
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Question:
lymphadenopathy
Answer:
enlargement of the lymph nodes
Question:
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Answer:
- presence of Reed-Sternberg cells
- non-painful enlarged lymph nodes
- usually starts in 1 lymph node (frequently neck area) and then spreads to
others in a more organized fashion
Question:
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Answer:
- cancer of the lymphatic tissues other than Hodgkin's lymphoma
- DOES NOT have Reed-Sternberg cells
- non-painful enlarged lymph nodes
- spread to other lymph nodes is unorganized
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