Nur 631 Mid Term Review Exam Questions (59 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

Why don't patients with type 2 DM generally develop ketoacidosis {Ans: Absolute or relative deficiency of insulin and increased levels of insulin counter regulatory hormones}What are visual disturbances a result of in pituitary adenoma {Ans: Tumor impinges on the optic chasm upward from the stella turcica}Which cells are primary target for HIV? {Ans: Neural cells, CD4th, macrophages, and NK cells}How many months does it take the newborn to sufficiently be protected by antibodies produced by its own B cells {Ans: 6-8 months}How is erythroblastosis fetalis defined {Ans: Hemolytic diagnosis of the fetus/newborn that occurs when the system of an Rh negative mother produces antibodies to an antigen in the blood of an Rh positive fetus which crosses the placenta and destroys the fetal erythrocytes and that is characterized by increase in circulating erythroblasts and jaundice}In which structure do B lymphocytes mature and undergo changes that commit them to becoming B cells {Ans: Bone marrow}