Misc. Flashcards
1
Q
Health Maintenance Organization
A
Pt must see provider in network. Low copay and low premium.
2
Q
Point of Service Plan
A
May see out of service providers but will have higher copay.
3
Q
Preferred Provider Organization
A
Most expensive copay/premium. Allows pt to see any provider they want.
4
Q
Reactive Hyperemia
A
- transient inc. in organ blood flow that occurs after a brief period of ischemia
- inc. with inc. work of ischemic muscle
5
Q
Hyperplasia
A
-inc. in reproduction rate of cells
6
Q
What type of sugar is involved in the pathogenesis of cataracts in diabetic pts?
A
-sorbitol
7
Q
When muscle is immobilized for a long period of time, why does it shrink?
A
-inc. protein degredation
8
Q
When do you see fat necrosis?
A
- acute pancreatitis
- breast blunt force trauma
9
Q
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
A
- aggregation rate of erythrocytes
- nonspecific marker of inflammation
- time it takes for RBCs to fall in a tube
- inc. due to acute phase reactants (IL6) such as fibrinogen, ferritin, CRP, serum amyloid A and P, complement)
- factors cause erythrocytes to form stacks (rouleaux) and this dec. time it take to fall (inc rate)
