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| Symptoms and causes if trisomy 21 |
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Definition
(Down Syndrome)
-causes developmental and intellectual delays
-3rd copy of 21st chromosome |
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Term
| Symptoms and causes of Turners syndrome |
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Definition
-webbed neck, low ears, no breasts or children
-missing or impartial X chromosome in females |
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Term
| Symptoms and causes of Klinefelter's syndrome |
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Definition
-Sterile, subtle female development
-extra X chromosome in males |
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Term
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Definition
-hereditary, hemoglobin genes from parents
-increased risk of infections, pain and death |
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Definition
-hereditary (on X chromosome)
-uric acid build up, kidney problems and acute poor muscle control and intellectual problems |
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Term
| 5-alpha-reductase deficiency |
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Definition
-Increased rate of fertility
-Transforms testosterone |
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Term
| Explain the nature of arteries, veins, and lymphatics |
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Definition
-arteries = away
-veins = towards
-lymphatics = carries lymph |
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Term
| Describe the pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis and its effects in the heart, the brain, and the periphery |
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Definition
-Hardening of the arteries
-Caused by plaque |
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Term
| Explain the nature of heart failure and the differences between left-side and right-side heart failure |
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Definition
-Left side, ventricle fails
-right side, caused by left failure |
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Term
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Definition
| Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid |
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Term
| Explain the etiology and pathogenesis of tuberculosis |
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Definition
-Caused by infectious bacteria
-Usually attacks the lungs |
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Term
| Explain the etiology and pathogenesis of hypo- and hyper-thryoidism |
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Definition
| Where the thyroid produces too much or too little hormones |
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Term
| Describe the etiology and pathogenesis of Cushing’s disease |
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Definition
-caused by prolonged exposure to cortisol
-body swelling |
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Term
| Know the pathogenesis of eczema |
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Definition
-Inflimation of skin
-Caused by irritants or other factors that will activate the immune system |
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Term
| Understand the immunology of urticaria |
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Definition
| (hives) - caused by the immune system |
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Term
| Know the pathology of sprains and strains |
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Definition
| A sprain is a ligament injury, a strain is a tendent injury |
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Term
| Understand the consequence of ligament and tendon damage |
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Definition
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Term
| Understand the classification and the healing process for Bone fractures |
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Definition
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Term
| Understand the role of osteloblasts and osteoclasts |
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Definition
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Term
| Know the epidemiology, pathogenesis, risk, and treatments for osteoporosis |
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Definition
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Term
| Understand the etiology and pathogenesis of osteomalacia (rickets) |
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Definition
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Term
| Understand the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis |
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Definition
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Term
| Understand the etiology and pathogenesis of gout |
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Definition
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Term
| Understand basic renal physiology |
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Definition
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Term
| Know the etiology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis of urinary tract infections |
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Definition
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Term
| Distinguish between causes and symptoms of nephrotic and nephritic syndrome. |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe the pathogenesis, etiology, and epidemiology of genital warts |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe the pathogenesis of genital herpes |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe the pathogenesis of trichomonas, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe the pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
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Definition
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Definition
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Definition
| Produces Melanocyte-stimulating hormones |
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Term
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Definition
| Produces insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide |
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Term
| Describe the etiology and pathogenesis of Addison's disease |
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Definition
-Adrenal glands don't produce enough hormones
-Chest and various pains |
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