A child presents with congenital phenylketonuria. Which statement is true regarding this disease?
a. The nucleus if red blood cells is defective in this disorder
b. This disease is due to a deficiency of phenylalanine
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A child presents with congenital phenylketonuria. Which statement is true regarding this disease?
a. The nucleus if red blood cells is defective in this disorder
b. This disease is due to a deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase
c. This disease is an X-linked disorder seen in male offspring
d. This disease is passed from fathers to sons on sex chromosomes - ✔✔b. This disease is
due to adeficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase
Which of the following is a verbal response that focuses on the health care provider's
perspective,rather than the patients?
a. Reflection
b. Facilitation
c. Empathy
d. Confrontation - ✔✔d. Confrontation- giving honest feedback or pointing out demeanor shifts
focus toprovider. Use sparingly, give Pt ample amount of time to talk. Reflection, facilitation,
empathy all methods encourage express concerns and control where conversation goes.
The smoky, brown-colored urine in acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is due to:
a. The presence of red blood cells
b. The presence of urobilinogen
c. The slough from the collecting tubules
d. The protein that is in the urine - ✔✔a. The presence of red blood cellsinflammation
causes RBC to leak into glomeruli and low pH turns it brown. Urobilinogen
from breakdown of bilirubin in intestines and indicates liver dz, the RBC will pass the the
collecting tubulesnot slough. Protein is lost as well, but doesn't cause to be brown color.
A patient is diagnosed with primary Raynaud's disease. In simple terms, this disorder may be
explainedto the patient as:
a. An inflammatory disorder of small- and medium-sized arteries in the feet and sometimes in the
hands
b. A neoplastic disorder of the lining of the arteries and veins of the upper extremities
c. A vasospastic disorder of the small arteries and arterioles of the fingers, and less commonly the
toes
d. An autoimmune disorder of the large arteries and veins of the upper and lower extremities -
✔✔c. Avasospastic disorder of the small arteries and arterioles of the fingers, and less
commonly the toes.- vasospasm of smaller arteries & limits circulation/ inhibits blood supply
to skin. Not caused by tumors. Secondary Reynaud's can be concomitantly with autoimmune,
no autoimmune in Primary
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