Nurs 611 patho quiz 4 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Increased platelet function, and consequent hypercoagulability, can be caused by: - Vascular damage Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is characterized by: - hemorrhage Sue is fatigued and some blood tests are done. Her results include Hct 40%; Hgb 8g/dL; WBC 8,000; platelets 175,000. The nurse should interpret Sue's blood work as indicative of: - low hemoglobin/anemia The patient is an average-sized adult and has abnormal microcytic hypochromic red blood cells due to a long-te...

Nicotine increases atherosclerosis by the release of which neurotransmitter? (Points : 0.5) Histamine Nitric oxide Angiotensin II Epinephrine - D. Epinephrine Nicotine stimulates the release of catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine), which increases the HR and causes peripheral vascular constriction. As a result, blood pressure increases as do both cardiac workload and oxygen demand. The pulsus paradoxus that occurs as a result of pericardial effusion is caused by a dysfuncti...