Nu 606 exam 3 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NU 606: Midterm Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions hydrostatic pressure - Answer-responsible for movement of fluid from intravascular to extravascular; increased by volume overload SA node - Answer-60 to 100 BPM AV node - Answer-40 to 70 BPM Wolfe-Parkinson-White Syndrome - Answer--Most common re-entry tachyarrythmia -Delta waves present on EKG -Rapid HR -Syncopal episodes -Sometimes require ablation or pacemaker -Because the atria and ventricles are linked by two parallel conne...

NU 606 Exam 3: Chpt. 13 Study Guide with Complete Solutions why does cancer frequently metastasize to the lungs - Answer-because the venous return and lymphatics bring tumor cells from distant sites in the body to the heart and then into the pulmonary circulation what are three common sites of metastasis from the lung - Answer-brain, bone, liver what are pleural effusion, hemothorax, and pneumothorax common secondary to lung tumors - Answer-when they are located on the lung peripheral the...

NU 606 Exam Practice Questions and Answers – Updated 2024 What is neonatal polycythemia? - Answer-Excess RBCs in preterm infants. Why do children have higher levels of blood cells? - Answer-Higher hematopoietic rate closer to birth. What can cause neonatal polycythemia? - Answer-Placental issues or preeclampsia. What happens to the excess RBCs in neonatal polycythemia? - Answer-They are destroyed by the body after birth. What can excess bilirubin from the destruction of RBCs lead to? -...

Exam 2 Nu 606 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Histamine - Answer-mast cell granules; immediate vasodilation and increased capillary permeability to form exudate Chemotactic factors - Answer-mast cell granules; attract neutrophils to site Platelet-activating factor - Answer-cell membranes of platelets; activate neutrophils; platelet aggregation Cytokines(interleukins, lymphokines) - Answer-t-lymphocytes, macrophages; increase plasma proteins, ESR induce fever, chemotaxis, leukocytosis...

NU 606 Exam 4, chapters 18, 19, 24 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Senescence stage - Answer-Last stage of the life cycle, old age to death, which requires the individual to cope with a large range of changes along with changes on the cellular and organ level, what is gaining characterized - Answer- decreased capacity to adapt to change potential causes of aging - Answer-1-predetermined apoptosis 2-cellular damage resulting from accumulated wastes and altered protein or lipid componen...