Nr507 Week 7 Quiz 71 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

Osteomalacia cause {Ans: Vitamin D deficiency d/t: 1. Diet deficient 2. Intestinal malabsorption 3. Renal tubular disease 4. Anticonvulsants}Joint Stiffness {Ans: Joint stiffness in part d/t 1. Cartilage degeneration 2. Joint capsule remodeling 3. Fibrous contraction and hypertrophy of joint capsule.}HbsAb meaning {Ans: Antibodies present to effectively fight against the hepatitis B virus as a result of the vaccine (or having recovered from the virus). Not Contagious, active disease.}Medial Epicondylopathy {Ans: Golfer's Elbow. Degenerative process of the pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis, and palmaris longus tendons at the medial humeral condyle.}Causes of delayed gastric emptying {Ans: 1. Gastroparesis 2. Gastric or duodenal ulcers (causing pyloric edema) 3. Strictures that narrow the pylorus}Bone Density Test {Ans: Defines Osteoporosis: (Quantity, not quality) 1. Normal: greater than 833mg/cm2 2. Osteopenia/decreased bone mass: 833-648mg/cm2 3. Osteoporosis: Less than 648mg/cm2}Risk factors of GERD {Ans: Obesity Hiatal hernia Drugs that relax lower esophageal sphincter pregnancy vomiting lifting/bending}Commons signs for DM Type I and Type II {Ans: Polyuria, polydipsia, fatigue.}Neuropathy {Ans: Most common complication of DM. Nerves don't need insulin for glucose transport and are vulnerable to chronic hyperglycemia. 50% of DM type 2 have Periph Neuro. Nerve