NR 507 - Final Study Guide. Chapters 1-5, 11-14, 16-20, 21-25, 27-3-33, 34-39, 40-47 1. Types of immunity-e.g. innate, active, etc (ch 7 ,191)  Innate immunity includes two lines of defense: natural barriers and inflammation Natural barriers are physical, mechanical, and biochemical barriers at the body’s surfaces and are in place at birth to prevent damage by substances in the environment and thwart infection by pathogenic microorganisms.  the natural epithelial barrier and infla...

NR 507 Advanced Pathophysiology Week 7 Quiz- Version 2

The underlying disorder of anemia is defective secretion of intrinsic factor, which is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12. pernicious PA, the most common type of megaloblastic anemia, is caused by vitamin B12 deficiency. Symptoms of polycythemia vera are mainly the result of increased blood viscosity. As the disease progresses many of the symptoms are related to the increased blood cellularity and viscosity. In hemolytic anemia, jaundice occurs only when heme destru...