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General Principals Of Pathophtsiology Flashcards

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Active transport

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A carrier mediated process that can move substances against a concentration gradient

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Afterload

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Tech total resistance against which the blood must be pumped also know me as peripheral vascular resistance

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Allergens

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Substances that can produce hypersensitivity reactions in the body

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Aerobic

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Of or pertaining to the presence of air or oxygen

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Anaerobic

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Of or pertaining to the absence of oxygen

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Anion

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An ion with a negative charge

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Antigens

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Substances that cause the formation of an antibody a d that react specifically with that antibody

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Atrophy

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Decrease in the size of a cell which adversely affects the cell function

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Cardiac output

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The volume of the blood pumped each minute

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Cation

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An ion with a positive charge

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Complement system

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A group of proteins that coat bacteria

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Diffusion

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The process by which solid , particulate matter in a fluid moves from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

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Dysplasia

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Abnormal cellular growth

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Facilitated diffusion

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A carrier mediated process that moves substances into or out of cells from a high to a low concentration

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Hypercalcemia

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A higher than normal concentration of calcium in he blood

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Hyperkalemia

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A higher than normal concentration of potassium in the blood

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Hyoermagnesemia

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A higher than normal concentration of magnesium in the blood

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Hypernatremic

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Higher than normal sodium concentration in the blood

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Hyperplasia

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Excessive increase in the number of cells

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Hypertonic

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A solution that causes cells to shrink

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Hypertrophy

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An increase in the size of a cell

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Hypokalemia

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Low potassium

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Hypomagnesemia

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Low magnesium

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Hyponatremic

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Low sodium

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Hypoperfusion

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Insufficient delivery of oxygen and nutrients necessary for normal tissue and cellular function also known as shock

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Hypotonic

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A solution that causes cells to swell

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Hypoxemia

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A lower than normal oxygen content of the blood as measured in an arterial blood sample

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Immune response

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A defense function of the body that produces antibodies to destroy invading antigens and malignancies

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Inflammatory response

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A tissue reaction to injury or to an antigen it may also include pain , swelling , itching , redness , heat , and loss of function

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Isotonic

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A term used to describe a solution that causes cells to neither shrink or swell

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Lactic acidosis

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A disorder characterized by an accumulation of lactic acid in the blood , resulting in a lowered ph in muscle and serum

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Negative feedback mechanism

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Mechanism that tend to produce a response that balances a change in a system

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Osmolality

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The osmotic pressure in a solution

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Osmosis

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The diffusion of solvent (water) through a membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution

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Peripheral vascular resistance (afterload)

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The total resistance which blood must be pumped

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Ph

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Hydrogen ion concentration

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Preload

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The amount of blood returning to the ventricle

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Solutes

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Substances dissolved in a solution

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Stroke volume

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The volume of blood ejected from one ventricle in a single heart beat

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Total body water

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60-70 in males

50-60 in females

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Carbonic acid - bicarbonate buffering

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Bicarbonate , carbon dioxide , and carbonic acid are always present in a dynamic balance in the blood

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Baroreceptors

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Help maintain blood pressure and cardiac output

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Catecholamines

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Act by stimulating two major classes of receptors. Alpha adrenergic receptors and beta adrenergic receptors

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Cortisol

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Main purpose to stimulate gluconeogenesis

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