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Example Question #3 : Help With Vascular And Lymphatic Injuries And Disorders
Wells' criteria is used to identify patients at risk of developing lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Which of the following is not one of those criteria?
Pratt's test
Symptomatic calf is swollen greater than 3cm (compared to other leg)
Patient has active cancer
Symptomatic leg demonstrates pitting edema
Patient has prior history of a DVT
Pratt's test
Although Pratt's test is not part of Wells' criteria, it is used to screen for DVT's. It involves squeezing the patient's popliteal vein, in the symptomatic leg. A test is considered positive if it causes pain. The other answers listed are part of Wells' criteria.
Example Question #3 : Circulatory And Respiratory Systems
What is Kawasaki disease?
A disease caused after motor cycle crashes
A form of vasculitis that causes inflammation of the blood vessel walls throughout the body
A type of digestive disorder
It is not a disease or a disorder
A form of vasculitis that causes inflammation of the blood vessel walls throughout the body
Kawaski disease is a rare childhood disease that is a form of vasculitis. The walls of blood vessels throughout the body become inflamed with no known cause. It cannot be prevented, but most children recover after a few weeks.
Example Question #4 : Circulatory And Respiratory Systems
What is Raynaud's disease?
A disorder that affects hair growth
A disorder that affects the arteries
A disorder that affects gait
A disorder that affects sleep patterns
A disorder that affects the arteries
Raynaud's disease is a rare disorder that cause the arteries of the body to have episodes of vasospasms. These vasospasms affect blood flow to the finger and toes most often. The disorder is often managed by minor lifestyle changes.
Example Question #4 : Circulatory And Respiratory Systems
What is sickle cell disease?
Another term for anemia
Inherited group of red blood cell disorders, featuring abnormal hemoglobin
Another name for type II diabetes
Inherited disease affecting white blood cells, causing them to become sickle shaped
Inherited group of red blood cell disorders, featuring abnormal hemoglobin
Sickle cell disease is inherited red blood cell disorders, which cause abnormal hemoglobin to be created. This hemoglobin is known as "hemoglobin S" or sickle hemoglobin. The incorrect structure of the hemoglobin S causes a reduction the red blood cell's ability to travel through blood vessels and transport oxygen to tissues. It also causes the classic "donut" shaped red blood cell to bend due to an amino acid substitution on the periphery of the hemoglobin protein from a hydrophilic one to a hydrophobic one. Anemia is a broad term and can be a result of multiple causes.
Example Question #6 : Circulatory And Respiratory Systems
What is an aneurysm?
Another term for a heart attack
A balloon-like bulge in an artery
Complete rupture of a blood vessel
A clotting disorder
A balloon-like bulge in an artery
An aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in an artery. Often, these occur in the aorta or arteries in the brain. An aneurysm does not necessarily mean the artery has ruptured. Treatments for aneurysms focus on reducing the chances of the vessel rupturing, such as medications to lower blood pressure or surgery to repair the vessel's wall.
Example Question #8 : Help With Vascular And Lymphatic Injuries And Disorders
What is atherosclerosis?
A disease that only effects only the heart
A type of anemia
A disease in which plaque builds up in arteries and they harden
A heart attack
A disease in which plaque builds up in arteries and they harden
Atherosclerosis is a disease in which plague begins to form in the arteries, which limits the ability of blood to flow through the area. Also the plaque makes the arterial walls less elastic, which increases blood pressure. Plague can build up in any area of the body, although the pulmonary circuit is much less prone to developing atherosclerotic signs. Atherosclerosis can lead to an increased risk of several health problems, including heart attacks and chronic kidney disease.
Example Question #9 : Help With Vascular And Lymphatic Injuries And Disorders
What disease does Ebola virus cause?
Sickle cell disease
Hemorrhagic fever
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
All of these
Hemorrhagic fever
EBOV is also known as the Ebola virus. It causes a severe hemorrhagic fever that is often fatal in humans and other mammals. EBOV is one of five known viruses within the genus Ebolavirus.
Example Question #7 : Circulatory And Respiratory Systems
The splenic artery provides blood supply for the spleen, pancreas and stomach. If the splenic artery is compressed by a tumor, which of its branches to the stomach are the most affected?
The right gastroepiploic artery
The inferior mesenteric artery
The superior mesenteric artery
The short gastric artery
The left gastroepiploic artery
The short gastric artery
The splenic artery arise from the celiac trunk and gives off branches to the pancreas and stomach. The gastric branches are short gastric and left gastroepiploic. The left gastroepiploic artery anatomoses with the right gastroepiploic artery (a branch of the gastroduodenal artery) and would not be affected by obstruction of the splenic artery. The short gastric artery has no anastomoses and would likely be affected.The inferior and superior mesenteric arteries are not splenic artery branches.
Example Question #1521 : Human Anatomy And Physiology
Which type of anemia is due to lack of vitamin B12?
aplastic anemia
hemorrhagic anemia
hemolytic anemia
pernicious anemia
iron deficiency anemia
pernicious anemia
Pernicious anemia is the type of anemia that is caused by lack of vitamin B12. Hemorrhagic anemia is caused by loss of blood. Iron deficiency anemia is caused by low hemoglobin and/or small red blood cells. Hemolytic anemia can result from hemolytic disease of the newborn. Aplastic anemia is when the bone marrow looses its capacity to produce red blood cells.
Example Question #1522 : Human Anatomy And Physiology
Which of the following disorders is caused by a cancerous mutation of cells in the bone marrow that produce white blood cells?
leukemia
hemophilia
myeloma
leukopenia
lymphoma
leukemia
There are various types of leukemia, all which are caused by a cancerous mutation in the cells of the bone marrow that are producing white blood cells. This causes white cells in circulation to be non functional, yet continue to grow and divide. Myeloma is a type of cancer that also begins in the bone marrow, but affects plasma cells. Lymphoma is a blood cancer of the lymphocytes. Hemophilia is a hereditary bleeding disorder that results from the lack of a clotting factor. Leukopenia is when the bone marrow stops producing white blood cells, causing the body to be more susceptible to infection.