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- 3. Oxygen-carrying protein whose reduced concentration explains fatigue and dyspnoea in anaemia.
- 4. Hormone whose deficiency contributes to reduced basal metabolic rate in hypothyroidism.
- 5. Process that can increase bilirubin production beyond the liver's capacity to conjugate it.
- 7. Intracellular protein released into blood following myocardial cell injury.
- 10. Reduced blood flow to tissue that initiates the pathophysiological cascade in myocardial infarction.
- 11. Protective physiological response that underlies many clinical manifestations of meningitis.
- 12. Irreversible cellular injury occurring when prolonged ischemia deprives tissue of oxygen and nutrients.
- 13. Pigment that accumulates in plasma and tissues, producing the characteristic yellow discoloration of jaundice.
- 16. Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord that become inflamed in meningitis.
- 17. Physiological process that may be impaired when pulmonary tuberculosis damages lung tissue.
- 18. Hormone released primarily by the kidneys in response to reduced oxygen delivery.
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- 1. Elevated plasma glucose concentration resulting from impaired glucose regulation.
- 2. Fluid whose composition and pressure may be altered during meningitis.
- 3. Reduced tissue oxygen availability that triggers many compensatory responses in anaemic patients.
- 5. Reduced arterial oxygen tension that may occur in extensive pulmonary disease.
- 6. Alveolar substance that reduces surface tension and may be affected when pulmonary function is compromised.
- 8. Mechanism responsible for polyuria when filtered glucose exceeds renal reabsorptive capacity.
- 9. Physiological manifestation often observed when thyroid hormone levels are markedly reduced.
- 14. Hepatic mechanism that makes bilirubin water-soluble for excretion into bile.
- 15. Hormone whose deficiency or ineffective action leads to hyperglycaemia in diabetes mellitus.