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37 Cards in this Set
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Multiple discrete nodules scattered throughout all lobes of the lungs would be most characteristic of which carcinoma?
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Metastatic carcinoma
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Which lipoprotein exherts a beneficial effect by delaying the onset of symptomatic atherosclerotic vascular disease?
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High density lipoprotein
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The most frequent clinically significant complication of acute rheumatic fever is ___
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Mitral valve stenosis
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A leiomyoma of the uterus would be expected to do _____
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Enlarge slowly over time
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A 50 year old man is admitted to the hospital complaining of increased SOB. There is no history of chest pain or previous heart or lung problems. ECG findings show concentric left ventricular hypertrophy and x-ray shows enlarged heart and pulmonary edema. Findings likely the results of ____
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Systemic hypertension
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A 69 year old man has advanced lung cancer. He is experiencing a progressive loss of body fat, lean muscle mass, as well as extreme weakness and loss of appetite. Changes are characteristic of _____
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Cachexia
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Least likely to contribute to the development of atelectasis is _____
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interstitial fibrosis
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Abdominal aortic aneurysms are most often the result of preexisting _______
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atherosclerosis
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The most likely mechanism of death in patinet suffering a massive pulmonary embolus is ______
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acute right heart failure
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Early signs and symptoms of squamous cell brochogenic carcinoma are most often related to _______
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bronchial obstruction
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Thrombic occlusion of the right coronary artery near its origin would likely result in abnormalities of the ECG tracings monitoring the _______
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posterior wall of the left ventricle
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Symptoms of allergic asthma are primarily due to changes occurring in the pulmonary ______
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small bronchi and bronchioles
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A feature common to neoplasms is the _______
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unrelated replication of cells
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Most theories of the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic plaques agree that the initial precipitating event is _____
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injury to vascular epithelium
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The ?stage" of a malignant neoplasm is based on the ____
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platelet adherence to the endothelial surface
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Edema fluid in the lung is primarily removed by _____
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lymphatic drainage
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Which is most likely to produce sudden death?
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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In patients with congenital heart disease, the most common reason for the development of cyanosis is ___
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right to left shunt
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Radiation is thought to increase the risk of subsequent neoplasia by _____
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interacting with DNA and causing a mutation
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A high fever and shaking chills would be most characteristic of which pulmonary disorder?
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Bacterial pneumonia
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Which is most often the cause of death in cases of aortic dissections?
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Cardiac tamponade
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The most significant factor involved in the development of respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn (hyaline membrane disease)is______
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prematurity
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Which disorder would you most likely observe the presence of fibrin and neutrophils in alveolar spaces?
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Bacterial pneumonia
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Which neoplasm would have the best prognosis?
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Papillary cystadenoma
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Acute myocardial infarction most frequently involves the _____
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anterior portion of the inverventricular septum and adjacent left ventricular wall
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The most distinctive structural defect in pulmonary emphysema is _____
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enlargement of air spaces and loss of alveolar septae
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Although many factors play a role in the development of neoplasia the basic underlying mechanism most likely relates to _____
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altered genetic function
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Developmental heart defects which result in left to right shunts would most likely be characterized by ____
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pulmonary hypertension
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Which of the neoplams is malignant?
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lymphoma
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Death within the first twenty four hours following an acute myocardial infarction is most often due to _____
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arrhythmia
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Irrespective of the cause of chronic interstitial pheumonias, the initial pathologic event is generally accepted to be an ___
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alvolitis
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Which is most closely associated with chronic bronchitis ____
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frequent pulmonary infections
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Atherosclerotic plaques in the pulmonary arteries indicated ______
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pulmonary hypertension
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The fatty streak of atherosclerosis consists of lipid-filled cells which, in part, are derived from what?
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Blood monocytes
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Which feature distinguishes carcinoma from carcinoma-in-situ?
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invasion of basement membrane
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Which disorder is most likely to produce hypoxemia on the basis of pulmonary perfusion deficits?
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Pulmonary emboli
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Xanthomas may be a clinical reflection of _____
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hyperlipidemia
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