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Test Bank for Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology Essentials of Respiratory Care 7th Edition by Des Jardins Chapter 2 Ventilation MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What instrument is used to measure P atm ? a. dynameter c. barometer b. altimeter d. hygrometer ANS: C Feedback A B C D A barometer is used to measure barometric (P B A barometer is used to measure barometric (P B A barometer is used to measure barometric (P B A barometer is used to measure barometric (P B ) or atmospheric (...

What is pain? ~~> • Universal • Personal • Unpleasant Emotional & Sensory Experience resulting from actual or possible damage to tissues and is uniquely experienced and described by each person. • #1 reason for seeking healthcare • Significant public health problem Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain-Endocrine ~~> -Decreased insulin, increased epinephrine, increased ADH Harmful Effects of Unrelieved Pain- Metabolic ~~> Hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, hep...

PAD v.s PVD PAD • Decreased peripheral pulses • Reproducible leg pain when walking that is relieved with rest • Paresthesia • Loss of Hair • Skin is cool or cold to touch • Skin color is pale, dusky, mottled • Dependent rubor • Thickened toenails • Pain in distal portion of extremity • Pain when extremity is elevated - relieved by dependent position PAD v.s. PVD PVD • Neurologic assessment intact in legs • Edema around ankles • Brown pigmentation ...

HESI Gerontology Exam (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers with Rationales| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: As a GNP you understand that due to physiological changes of aging, some laboratory test results will have age-related changes. Which of the following values would be the least likely to be affected? red blood cell values white blood cell counts platelet range hemoglobin values Answer: platelet range Due to the physiological changes of aging, red blood c...

Aneurysm CAUSES Arterial bulging Causes- 1. Brain- Berry Aneurysm (BB) - age, smoking, HTN 2. Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm (AAA) - Atherosclerosis (fatty deposits), smoking, HTN Aneurysm S/S 1. Brain - headaches, eye pain, visual changes, numbness/weakness in face as bulge pushes on cranial nerves 2. Abdominal Aorta - pain in abdomen and back (patient complains of headache that won't go away) Bleeding Disorders Testing Clotting factor made by the liver 1. PTT test (instrinsic) 2. PT test (extrins...

BSN 346 ISBN 3 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct The postpartum period last from - Answer-birth to 6 weeks The postpartum period is when the womans body is - Answer-returning to prepregnancy state Priority postpartum assessment for vaginal delivery - Answer-* Fundus * peri area * lochia * output *Vital signs Additional assessment for C-Section - Answer-*LOC *Dressing C/D/I *Return of feeling in legs Assessment begins with - Answer-*Getting report for delivery room nurse *Ob...

BSN 346 ISBN 3 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct The postpartum period last from - Answer-birth to 6 weeks The postpartum period is when the womans body is - Answer-returning to prepregnancy state Priority postpartum assessment for vaginal delivery - Answer-* Fundus * peri area * lochia * output *Vital signs Additional assessment for C-Section - Answer-*LOC *Dressing C/D/I *Return of feeling in legs Assessment begins with - Answer-*Getting report for delivery room nurse *Ob...

Management of hematologic neoplasm Chapter 34 Exam Questions and Correct Answers An oncology nurse is providing health education for a patient who has recently been diagnosed with leukemia. What should the nurse explain about commonalities between all of the different subtypes of leukemia? A) The different leukemias all involve unregulated proliferation of white blood cells. B) The different leukemias all have unregulated proliferation of red blood cells and decreased bone marrow func...

BSN 346 ISBN 3 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct The postpartum period last from - Answer-birth to 6 weeks The postpartum period is when the womans body is - Answer-returning to prepregnancy state Priority postpartum assessment for vaginal delivery - Answer-* Fundus * peri area * lochia * output *Vital signs Additional assessment for C-Section - Answer-*LOC *Dressing C/D/I *Return of feeling in legs Assessment begins with - Answer-*Getting report for delivery room nurse *Ob...

What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? - ANSWER Starling's Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which pushes fluid into the capillaries). Both electrolytes and proteins (oncontic pressure) in the blood affe...