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NAB RC/AL EXAM FALL 2024-2025Integumentary - Answer Skin
Circulatory - Answer Decreased cardiac output. Enzyme action on the heart,
heat rate, and heart's ability to return to normal following illness
Respiratory - Answer Lungs become confined by the rib cage; rib cage size
rises; lung tissue becomes more inflexible; respiratory strength declines; lower
lung expands less, upper lung expands more.
Musculoskeletal - Answer Reduced muscle fibers and tissue, muscle strength;
increased waste products in muscle (lactic acid, carbon dioxide); muscle cells
collect fat and collagen; bones become porous and lose bone mass; calcium
departs the bone.
Digestive - Answer Teeth loosen and gums recede; taste buds disappear.
Decreases in enzyme activity, hydrochloric acid (HCL), peristalsis, fat
tolerance, gag reflex, and sphincter control.
Endocrine - Answer Decreased cell count, gland size, gland secretions, ability to
adjust to stress due to decreased adrenaline, and thyroid secretions.
Urinary - Answer Reduced kidney size, functioning cells, vascular circulation to
the kidneys, urine production and elimination, kidney filtering capabilities,
decreased urinary muscle tone, and ability to control urine flow.
Reproductive - Women - ANSWER Reduced ovarian and uterine size, as well
as the amount of hormonal secretions.
, Reproductive - Males - Answer The prostate grows larger, while the testes
shrink.
Neurological - Answer Reduced brain weight, neuronal cells, psychomotor
reaction time, blood flow to the brain, and sensory perceptions; memory loss;
plaque formation in brain tissue.
Conservator - Answer Legal authority and duty to safeguard the assets of a
"Protected Person" (a minor or incompetent). The court appointed this person.
Can only make property-related choices.
DNR - ANSWER A physician's order regarding a specific patient's cardiac or
respiratory arrest.
Durable Power of Attorney - ANSWER Becomes effective when the principle
is unable to act for himself. Unable to make medical decisions unless clearly
expressed.
Guardian - Answer Legal responsibility and ability to make decisions for an
incapacitated or juvenile. The court appointed this person. Specifically states
authority.
Living Will - Answer Concerning the life of the person executing the will, in
which the individual specifies the circumstances under which they intend to
decline or terminate the use of life-support measures if they become incapable.
Last Will and Testament - ANSWER The subject topic is the distribution of
property or custody of minor children.
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