Nsg 120 Pathophysiology Final Exam Exam Questions And Answers

Endometriosis {Ans: a condition in which patches of endometrial tissue escape the uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity signs and symptoms: painful intercourse painful defecation infertility cyclical inflammation and scarring can lead to absence of menstruation complications include infertility, ectopic pregnancy, pelvic scarring, and adhesion formation}Course of CHF {Ans: Reduced blood flow into systemic circulation --> kidneys increase renin and Ald --> vasoconstriction and increased blood volume --> increased heart workload. • The SNS response: increases heart rate and peripheral resistance. Increased heart rate may decrease the efficiency of the heart and impede filling, as well as increasing work for the heart. • The chambers of the heart tend to dilate (enlarge), and the cardiac muscle becomes hypertrophied (cardiomegaly), with the wall of the ventricle becoming thicker. This process demands increased blood supply to the myocardium itself, and eventually some myocardial cells die, to be replaced with fibrous tissue.}Bradycardia {Ans: slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)}Asystole {Ans: absence of contractions of the heart}Reed-Sternberg cells {Ans: A giant cell present in the lymph node}Bundle Branch Block {Ans: delay in conduction, stutter in Purkinje fibers}Thalassemia S&S {Ans: *child growth