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use of accessory muscles, expiratory wheezing, coughing, and feeling of chest tightness are all part of an {Ans: acute asthma episode}Fat necrosis {Ans: death of adipose tissue, appears as chalk white area ,usually due to trauma or pancreatitis (pancreas)}Apoptosis {Ans: programmed cell death}Transposition of the great vessels {Ans: 2 major vessels that carry blood away from the heart (aorta and pulmonary artery) are switched (transposed)}Functions of the circulatory system {Ans: transport, protection, regulation carries oxygen, nutrients, & hormones to cells and removes waste products like carbon dioxide.}varicose veins {Ans: abnormally swollen and twisted veins, usually occurring in the legs}extrinsic asthma {Ans: igE is produced in response to allergen exposure, binds to mast cells and cause the release of inflammatory chemicals (histamine, leukotrienes, prostaglandins, bradykinins, serotonin)}status asthmaticus {Ans: a life-threatening complication of asthma}atherosclerosis {Ans: hardening of the arteries}B.P >120/<80 {Ans: Normal BP}risk factor for hypophosphatemia {Ans: magnesium-aluminum antacids}Dry cough is a common sign of {Ans: viral pneumonia}Secondary hypertension {Ans: high blood pressure caused by the effects of another disease}Hormones released during the stress response {Ans: Cortisol Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) Norepinephrine Epinephrine Endorphines Oxytocin RAA pathway (renin-angiotensin-aldosterone)}acute coronary