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NU 578 Exam 3 - CARDIOVASCULAR Study Guide. Last document update:   ago

CARDIOVASCULAR Renal: Diuretics: most act by disrupting solute reabsorption. NA and CH are predominant solutes in the filtrate. Most of these solutes is reabsorbed in PCT. Also, most bicarb and potassium is reabsorbed here also. Urine moves down loop of Henle and drawn into the interstitial space, thereby decreasing volume of tubular urine and causes the urine to become more concentrated. Diuretics work by blocking reabsorption of sodium and chloride. This creates osmotic pressure within the nep...

NURSING 3210 Pharmacology Exam 3: Cancer and Immunosuppressant Drugs Last document update:   ago

NURSING 3210 Pharmacology Exam 3: Cancer and Immunosuppressant Drugs NURSING 3210 Pharmacology Exam 3: Cancer and Immunosuppressant Drugs: Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1: Cancer Overview and Cell Cycle-Specific Drugs Cancer: -Cellular transformation -Uncontrolled and rapid cellular growth -Invasion into surrounding tissue -Metastasis to other tissues or organs -Cancer cells either: -Grow and invade adjacent tissues -Break away from original tumor mass, and travel by means of blood or ...

Social Science Grade 6 Term 4- History Last document update:   ago

Social Science Grade 6- Term 4 History 1. Indigenous healing in South Africa 1.1. What is medicine? 1.2. What is holistic healing? 1.3. Sangomas 2. Some modern Western scientific medical discoveries 2.1. The fight against infectious disease 3. Case study: A breakthrough in surgery: the first heart transplant 3.1. Discoveries which made heart surgery possible 3.2. Chris Barnard and the world's first heart transplant operation 4. Link between holistic and Western forms of healing toda...