Cerebral infarction due to cerebrovascular accident (stroke) is characterized by:

The first line of defense of the innate immune system includes physical barriers that offer the body protection from damage and infection. These physical barriers are present in the:

How is an ischemic stroke different than a hemorrhagic stroke?

A patient has a severe unilateral kidney obstruction of the right kidney. What does the nurse expect to occur in the left kidney?

Which pathophysiological process applies to acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis?

The disease that results from an accumulation of misfolded proteins which ultimately results in severe degeneration of the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex with depletion of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is:

Which of the following would most likely cause chronic renal failure?

Tissue damage in acute pancreatitis is initially triggered by:

What term is used to describe a sudden, abnormal discharge of cortical neurons?

Most cases of encephalitis are caused by which of the following?