NRSG 331 TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE

pH normal level correct answer: 7.35-7.45 pCO2 normal level correct answer: 35-45 HCO3 normal level correct answer: 22-28 Think of ________ as an acid. correct answer: pCO2 Think of ________ as a base; similar to pH trends. correct answer: HCO3 Decreased pH of arterial blood (&lt...

Renal disfunction: Hematocrit correct answer: -Anemia (lower hematocrit) -The kidneys normally produce the hormone, erythropoietin, which stimulates bone marrow to produce RBCs. When the nephrons fail, the kidneys can't produce erythropoietin. This leads to decreased hematocrit. Renal disfunct...

General types of immune alterations: (immune system acts inappropriately) correct answer: -exaggerated -misdirected against host own cells -directed against bacterial foreign tissues -deficiency (insufficient) Exaggerated (immune disorder) correct answer: against environmental antigens Mi...

hepatocytes correct answer: liver cells that produce and secrete bile bile correct answer: stimulates peristalsis and breaks down fats in the intestine canaliculus correct answer: channels between hepatocytes that drain bile into the common bile duct into the duodenum and gall bladder he...

Lobule correct answer: functional unit of the liver Hepatocytes correct answer: liver cells that produce and secrete bile Bile stimulates peristalsis and breaks down _______ in the intestine. correct answer: fats Adults produce ___________ of bile per day. correct answer: 400-800 mL ...

ACTH; Increased - Cushing's Disease ACTH; Decreased - Addison's Disease TSH; Increased - Hyperthyroidism TSH; Decreased - Hypothyroidism ADH; Increased - SIADH ADH; Decreased - Diabetes Insipidus Pregnancy Steps - Estrogen low; FSH; Gonatotropin; LH from Anterior Pituitary Pre...

What does the portal vein do? correct answer: carries nutrients from intestine to liver What do the sinusoids do? correct answer: Capillaries between hepatocytes that carry blood to the hepatic vein What does the hepatic vein do? correct answer: carries blood away from the liver back to the...

CO= - SV* HR Normal: 4-8 L/min Cardiac Index (CI) - CO/BSA(body surface area) Normal: 2.5-4 L/min/m^2 Arterial BP - CO * SVR Noninvasive ways to measure hemodynamics - Noninvasive BP Assessment of JVP Assessment of serum lactate levels JVP - Jugular venous pressure Normal: 7-9 cm ...