Pharmacology NSG 353 Exam 3 Study Guide Questions Solved Correctly.
Course
NSG 353
Institution
NSG 353
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Week 9 P I - Answer Alterations in Cardiovascular--Hypertension
consequences of hypertension - Answer Heart disease: includes Myocardial infarction (MI), Heart failure, and Angina pectoris
Kidney disease
Stroke
Vision Loss
Sexual Dysfu...
What determines cardiac output - Answer heart rate
Myocardial contractibility
blood volume
venous return
myocardial contractility - Answer The ability of the heart muscle to contract.
Blood volume - Answer The total amount of blood circulating within the body
venous return - Answer The amount of blood returned to the heart by the veins
What systems help to regulate the blood pressure? - Answer I. Sympathetic baroreceptor reflex
II. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
III. Renal regulation of blood pressure
Baroreceptor reflex - Answer A homeostatic mechanism consisting of baroreceptors that regulate the
amount of blood being received by the tissues by altering cardiac output and resistance to maintain
mean arterial blood pressure
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS system) - Answer A signaling pathway that is stimulated
by low blood pressure.
The kidneys release an enzyme called renin.
Renin splits the protein angiotensinogen into angiotensin I
Angiotensin I is converted to angiotensin II by ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme)
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