Systemic circulation Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HESI Pharmacology Exam Questions & Answers Version 1 2023 Update A nurse is caring for a client with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the client's serum calcium level is 13 mg/dL. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the client? Calcitonin (Miacalcin) Rationale: The normal serum calcium level is 8.6 to 10.0 mg/dL. This client is experiencing hypercalcemia. Calcium gluconate and calcium chloride are medications used for the treatment of tetany, w...

List the flow of the cardiac circulation starting at the superior vena cava: - Superior vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta, systemic circulation, superior vena cava Microbial infection of the endothelial surface of the heart or heart valves that most often occurs in proximity to congenital or acquired cardiac defects - Infective endocarditis Old cl...

Fluid resuscitation is administered to a traumatically injured patient. After resuscitation, the trauma nurse evaluates the patient's response to that resuscitation to determine whether additional fluids should be administered. Which of the following factors is most likely to impact this evaluation? Correct Answer Beta-blockers blunt changes in the pulse and blood pressure. This may both reduce changes associated with recognizing hypovolemia but it can also reduce changes associated with the re...

PALS HEARTCODE 2025 EXAM / QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024 GRADED A+. 2 / 9 1. Where can you check a pulse on an infant and child?: infant - brachialchild - femoral 2. What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue andrespiratory failure? Select all that apply nasal flaring unlabored breathingapnea seesaw respirations retractions head bobbing: nasal flaringseesaw respirations retractions head bobbing 3. Determine the respiratory rate by counting the...

arterial puncture correct answer: puncture of a peripheral artery to obtain an arterial blood sample for direct measurement of pH, PaCO2, PaO2 indications for arterial puncture correct answer: evaluation of the adequacy of a patients ventilation (PaCO2), oxygenation (PaO2) and/or acid base status (pH) assess the need for therapeutic intervention (i.e., oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, etc) and/or diagnostic evaluation (i.e., exercise desaturation) monitor the severity and pro...

AHA PALS FINAL EXAM 2022/2023 1. A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia?: Second degree Second Degree Heart Block (Mobitz II) the picture shown is not the picture in the actual exam 2. Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale.Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy of oxy...

Chapter 03: The Alimentary Canal: Digestion and Absorption Stegeman: The Dental Hygienist’s Guide to Nutritional Care, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Each is a portion of the alimentary canal, except one. Which is the exception? a. Oral cavity b. Pharynx c. Larynx d. Esophagus e. Small intestine ANS: C The larynx is not a portion of the alimentary canal. This tubular structure is approximately 30-ft long and comprises all the body parts through which food passes. DIF...

1. The two circulations of the heart are A. Tricuspid and Bicuspid B. Pulmonary and Systemic C. Right Ventricle and Left Ventricle D. Right Atrium and Left Atrium - Answer- Pulmonary and Systemic 2. Pulmonary Circulation carries A: Oxygenated blood throughout the body. B. Deoxygenated blood to the lungs and oxygenated blood from the lungs. - Answer- Deoxygenated blood to the lungs and oxygenated blood from the lungs. 3. What kind of valve is the tricuspid valve? A. Atrioventricular B. Semi...

To learn more about how your body manages physically demanding tasks, select a physical activity that you would most likely find yourself doing. correct answer: Walking to work or school Now imagine you are knee-deep in that activity. You have exerted yourself for almost an hour. How would this make you feel? correct answer: All Predict what you think is going on inside your body during vigorous exercise? (Select all that apply) correct answer: All But how does blood rich in oxygen a...

BIOL 235 Human Anatomy and Physiology Assignment 3 Questions and correct Answers (Correctly Explained). 1. Some patients who suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure) are prescribed medications that are in the category of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. Explain why these drugs are used to combat hypertension. When blood volume falls or blood flow to the kidneys decreases, juxtaglomerular cells in the kidneys secrete renin into the bloodstream. In sequence, renin and ang...