Exam 2 In-Class Questions Flashcards
What type of hyperemia is associated with blockage of venous system?
Passive
What’s the term for fluid in pleural space?
Hydrothorax or Pleural effusion
What’s the term for fluid in the joint?
Joint effusion
What type of fluid is more associated with edema: trasidates, exudates, inflammation
Exudates
What’s a term to describe bleeding into a joint?
Hemarthrosis
Term for bloody vomit?
Hematemesis
Term for dark tary stool?
Melena
Where does dark stool come from?
Upper-mid GI tract
Where does bright red bloody stool come from?
Lower colon, rectum, anal regions
What are properties of malignant tumors?
- Irregular masses
- Non encapsulated
- Spread/metastasize
- Faster growing
- Pollarly differentiated
Properties of benign tumors?
- Slow growing
- Well defined, encapsulated
- Don’t spread/matasticize
- Generally nonlife threatening
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