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what is used for screening for oseoporosis

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DEXA scan… -1 to -2.5 is ostepenia..

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timeline for colon cancer screening with colonoscopy..

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every 10years in those over 50

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first degree relative has colon cancer then…

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screening starts at 40 or 10 years before family member was diagnosed..

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pap smear for cervical cancer screening starts..

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at age 21 until 75.. every 3 years if normal.. over 30 can combine pap and HPV screening

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mammography for breast cancer screening..

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every 2 years after age 50

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most common cause of death for <1 years old..

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congenital malformations

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most common cause of death for 15 to 24 year olds..

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unintentional injury… (also 1 to 14 year olds, 25 to 34 year olds, 35 to 44 year olds)

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most common cause of death for 45 to 64 year olds..

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cancer..

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most common cause of death >65 year olds

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heart disease

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sex chromosome disorders of sexual develpment… XXY

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klinefelter syndrome.. male with female charcteristics… breast development, tall, long arms, legs

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disorder for females… short stature and male characteristics..

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turner syndrome… 45, XO

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trisomy 21

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down’s syndrome

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13
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definition of primary disease prevention…

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prevent disease occurrence..

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14
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the cell cycle…

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gap 1 synthesis.. gap2 G1 S G2

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cell division

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mitosis

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16
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the most common site of epistaxis (nose bleeds)

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anterior bleed.. less severe, bleeding is visible

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posterior epistaxis

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more brisk and less common, blood is swallowed and may not be seen

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18
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skyla, mirena, paraguard

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types of IUD’s…

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acute, presents with eye pain, headache, nausea, conjuctival infection, halos around lights, fixed dilated pupils.. most common cause of blindness..

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closed angle glaucoma.. contact an ophthalmologist immediately

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chronic, gradual loss of periperal vision

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open angle glaucoma

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shortness of breath on supine, edema of the legs, fatigue, heart is pumping but weaker

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CHF, congestive heart failure

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non specific, don’t memorized, minutes to hours to react.. immunity type?

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innate immunity.. neutrophils, macrophages, monocytes, NK cells

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adaptive immunity… Tcells and Bcells…

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highly specific, slow to react (days)

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both b lymphocytes and t lymphocytes originate in the bone marrow but they differ….

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b lymphocytes mature in bone marrow - t lymphocytes mature in thymus
b lymphocytes humoral immunity (secretes antibodies) - t lymphocytes cellular immunity
b lymphocytes attact invaders outside the cells - t lymphocytes attack invaders inside the cells

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25
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parents can’t stop minors from getting treatment for..

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contraception, std’s pregnancy, addiction, emergency, trauma

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26
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posterior pituitary produces…

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oxytocin and ADH

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27
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anterior pituitary produces…

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LH, FSH, TSH, ACTH, GH, PROLACTIN

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28
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produced by alpha cells on the pancreas….

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glucagon… raises the concentation of glucose in the bloodstream

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produced by beta cells in the pancreas

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insulin.. takes glucose out of the bloodstream

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30
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pancreas is both exocrine and endocrine

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exocrine..digestive enzyme - endocrine.. alpha, beta, delta

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31
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myedema refers to…

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thyroid

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32
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thyroid storm…

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hyperthyroid extreme..

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33
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myxedema coma..

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hypothyroid extreme..

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34
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glans of penis in male is in a female..

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clitoris in female

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35
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labia … labia minor… clitoris

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scrotum… body of penis… glans of penis

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36
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diagnosis for BPH..

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DRE, PSA, transrectal ultrasonography..cystoscopy will show an enlarged prostate

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37
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asthma, hay fever, food, eczema, anaphylaxis

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type 1 hypersensitivity… delayed type is type 4 hypersensitivity

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38
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occurs in infants and more common in males.. lateral to inferior epigastric artery

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INDIRECT inguinal hernia…

DIRECT inguinal hernia.. older man
Hiatal hernia.. diaphragm area
femoral hernia.. female

Hernia strangulation is an emergency situation

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39
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what test provides further evidence of possible peptic ulcer..

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fecal occult blood test..

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40
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carotid atherosclerosis is one of the main risk factors of CVA… sound that can be auscultated on carotid artery..

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bruit…

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41
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during an acupuncture treatment the patient starts having panic attack with hyperventilation..

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respiratory alkalosis..ph >7.4

respiratory acidosis.. hypoventilation.. airway obstruction ph <7.4

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42
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a patient suddenly collapse and there is no pulse and breathing cannot be deetected… first thing to do..

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call 911

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43
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associated with occult blood in the stool..

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hemorrhoids, colon cancer, esophagitis…

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44
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schilling test?

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pernicious anemia with urine

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45
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diuretic.. lasix (furosemide) can reult in

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hypokalemia.. potassium deficiency

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46
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brainstem…

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midbrain, pons, medulla

47
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coordinates voluntary movement and balance…

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Cerebellum.. CNVIII.. vestibulocochlear

48
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higher brain function like thought and action

49
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limbic system linked to memory

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hippocampus

50
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relays messages between lower brain centers and cerebal cortex..

51
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cerebrum supplied by…

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carotid arteries

52
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represents the first step in the filtration of blood and generation of urine..

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glomerulus…(functional unit in kidneys)

53
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proteinuria, hyperlipidemia, edema

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nephrotic syndrome

54
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hematuria, oliguria, hypertension, proteinuria

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nephritic syndrome

55
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cortisol and DHEA are indicators of the ..

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Adrenals..

56
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CPK test is mot often used to SUPPORT the diagnosis of…

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myocardial infarction..

57
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CPK is found in various tissues and cell types…

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heart, brain, muscles… any muscle injury will show an elevation..

58
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most common form of hep

59
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soft musculoskeletal mass would best be evaluated by….

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MRI…brain, joint, rotator cuff…

60
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abdominal pain, kidney stones..

61
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gall stones, pregnancy..

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ultrasound

62
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breast self examination….

63
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate utilized for…

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inflammatory processes..

64
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when a person faints.. first thing to do…

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check for responsiveness…

65
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chronic cough with blood-containing sputum, fever, night sweats, swollen lymph node, weakness and weight loss..

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tuberculosis

66
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cough with phlegm, chest pain, fever, and trouble breathing..

67
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left sided CHF… coming from Lungs so there is a back flow to the lungs…

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pulmonary edema, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

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right sided CHF…from the body, systemic…

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hepatomegaly, peripheral edema, jugular venous distention

69
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first signal of left sided CHF…

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difficult or painful breathing…

70
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right 2nd intercostal space..listening to the heart?

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Aortic region..

71
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left sided areas for listening to the heart..

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pulmonic, triscupid, mitral (5th intercostal)

72
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grade two heart murmur…

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faint quiet but hear immediately when placing a stethoscope…

Grade 1.. very faint many be heard in all postions
grade 3.. moderately loud
grade 4.. loud
grade 5.. very loud
grade 6.. loudest possible
73
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the patient’s hard copy records belong to …

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health care providor

74
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contents of the patients health records belong to..

75
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chlamydia in most prevalent in men…

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from 20 to 24..(most common bacteria)…

76
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chlamydia most prevalent in women…

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15 to 24.. (most common viral is HPV)

77
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75% of cholestoerol is bound to …

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LDL.. statins lower LDL, fish oil lowers triglycerides..

LDL can penetrate and interact dangerously with the walls of the artery

78
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25% of cholesterol is bound to

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HDL… increase HDL through exercise..removes cholesterol from the walls and return it to the liver for disposal from the body..

79
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performing acupunture on a pregnant patient, while needling she complains of sudden abdominal pain nausea, lightheadedness and shoulder pain..

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CALL 911.. possibly ectopic pregnancy

80
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health care providor must act on a patients request for ammendment of his or her medical records..

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within 60 days..

81
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physical exam for thoracic outlet syndrome.. hyperabduct the arm over the head with some extension and evaluate the loss of radial pulse..

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Wright’s test

82
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signs of meningitis..

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fever, headache, stiff neck, dislike of bright lights, confusion, kernig’s sign , brudzinkis sign

83
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adrenal medulla hormones…

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epinephrine, norepinephrine.. Cateccholamines

84
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adrenal insufficency, hyperpigmentation, tired, hypoglycemia

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addison’s disease (effects adrenal cortex)

85
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hormones of the adrenal cortex..

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aldosterone, cortisol, cortisone, estrogens, testosterone…

86
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excessive secretion of aldosterone… hypertension and hypokalemia
headache, or blurry vision, fatigue muscle weakness and cramps, numbness and temporary paralysis

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Conn’s syndrome

87
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tumor of the adrenal medulla..

palpatations, headache, hypertension, episodic sweating

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pheochromocytoma

88
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prolonged exposure to endogenous or exogenous glucocorticoids (cortisol or cortisone)…

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cushing syndrome…moon face, buffalo hump, obese, striated abdomen, thinning skin..

89
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lipase and amylase are elevated in

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pancreatitis.. (they are produced in the pancreas)

90
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side effects of pyridium phenasopyridine (analgesic for the urinary tract)

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urine turns orange…

91
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renin is release from..

92
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ACE is released from …

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lung and kidney

93
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recomendations to prevent bones from breaking in osteoporosis…

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stop smoking and alcohol..

94
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bilateral swelling and tenderness of the fingers for several week, joint stiffness that is usually worse in the mornings and after inactivity, fatigue, fever, weight loss..

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RA.. system rpoblem.. auto immune problem.. hand is deformed

95
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myelogram is a diagnostic procedure for the..used to find tumor, infection, narrowing,

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spinal cord

96
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urinary pregnanediol

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progesterone levels.. and indirect way to measure.. it is an inactive product of progesterone.

97
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electrocardiogram.. ECG or EKG…

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Pwave.. QRS comples.. Twave

98
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ventricular depolarization (contraction)…

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QRS complex

99
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atrium depolarization (contraction)

100
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ventricular repolarization (recovery)

101
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increase of ammonia in blood..

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liver cirrhosis.. LV process ammonia out of the body..

102
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pupillary reaction.. CN?

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CNII is what is coming in… CNIII is what is going out…

103
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vaccine available for which hep virus…

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HEP B and HEP A

104
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stomach cancer is confirmed by..

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endoscopy and biopsy.. the definitive confirmation for cancer is biopsy.

105
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parietal cells of the stomach secrete..

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HCL and intrinsic factor.. this is used in the SI to assist with absorption of B12 .. without this there is pernicous anemia..

106
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distinguishing feature of Grave’s disease..

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bulging eyes..

107
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what is the largest and heaviest organ..

108
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largest external organ.. and also the largest organ..

109
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apex of the heart is located at the ..

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5th intercostal space.. also listen to the mitral valve here

110
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cranial nerve VII

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facial… expressions, saliva, tears, bells palsy, taste ant 2/3 of tongue

111
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deep tendon reflex associated with ankle

112
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deep tendon reflex associated with triceps

113
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deep tendon reflex associated with knee

114
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deep tendon reflex associated with big toe

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