Vit b6 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NU 150 - Galen - Pharm Test 4 Questions and Answers Sinemet (levodopa-carbidopa) - actions - CORRECT ANSWER-Used to treat Parkinson's Dopaminergic Drug Levodopa crosses the BBB (blood brain barrier) in small amounts→ converted into dopamine (pleasure) Levodopa if given with carbidopa, ↑ drug level that reaches the brain Carbidopa has no affect when given alone Sinemet is the combination of Levodopa/Carbidopa. Carbidopa-conserves more dopamine Levodopa-leaves more dopamine in the b...

NURS 5315: Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1 Latest 2023. cells increase in number, mitosis (cell division) must occur, size of cell does not change Phys: increased rate of division, increase in tissue mass after damage or partial resection; may be compensatory, hormonal, or pathologic Patho: abnormal proliferation of normal cells usually caused by increased hormonal stimulation (endometrial). increase of production of local growth factors Ex: removal of part of the liver lead to hyperplasia...

NURS 5315 – Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1. Atrophy - E. Cells decrease in size P. Still functional; imbalance between protein synthesis and degradation. Essentially there is an increase in the catabolism of intracellular organelles, reducing structural components of cell Physiologic: thymus gland in early childhood Pathological: disuse (muscle atrophy d/ decrease workload, pressure, use, blood supply, nutrition, hormonal stimulation, or nervous stimulation) Hyperplasia - E: cells inc...

What does a Transient Ischemic attack warn of? Correct Answer-impending stroke: "brain angina" Levadopa action Correct Answer-precursor to dopamine, converted in brain and peripheral tissue to dopamine Levadopa contraindications Correct Answer-glaucoma, caution with heart, renal, liver, endocrine diseases, MAO inhibitors (depression med) Adverse Effects of Levodopa Correct Answer-anorexia, nausea & vomiting, liver toxicity, orthostatic hypotension, tachycardia, Headache, anxiety, rest...

Microbiology for COMLEX Level 1 Latest Update 100% Pass -Sheep or goat wool -Widened mediastinum -Poly-D glutamate Bacillus anthracis *AIDS/HIV* pt with *meningitis* Immediately think *Cryptococcus neoformans* Cryptococcus neoformans is the *#1 cause of meningitis* in pts with *HIV/AIDS* *Confirmatory* test for HIV infection Western blot -Uses gel electrophoresis *Ether exposure* to viruses Ether *dissolves the lipid bilayer* that makes the outer viral *envelope* *Loss...

HNF 150 EXAM 2 VITAMINS ONLY (EXAM REVIEW SOLUTION 2024) List the fat soluble and water soluble vitamins, and compare and contrast how the solubility affects the absorption, transport, storage, toxicity, and excretion of each type. Know generalities for fat versus water soluble vitamins, not specifics for each vitamin. - CORRECT ANS-1. *Fat Soluble*: Vitamin A, D, E, K Need more periodically Found in fats and oils of foods - require *bile* for absorption -*More likely to be toxic than wa...

ATI-TEAS Practice Tests Nov 2022. aka the windpipe - is a cylindrical portion of the respiratory tract that joins the larynx with the lungs connects the throat to the stomach - when someone swallows, this contracts to force the food down into the stomach - like other structures in the respiratory system, this structure secretes mucus for lubrication (1) Identify the tissue(s) that is/are striated (2) Identify the tissue(s) that is/are NOT striated a) cardiac b) smooth c) skel...

nurse is preparing to bottle feed an infant who has a cleft lip. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to reduce the risk of aspiration? a) burp the infant once at the end of the feeding b) use a bottle that has a two way valve c) place a low-flow rate nipple on the bottle d) squeeze the infants cheeks together while feeding - Answer- D) squeeze the infants cheeks together while feeding * nurse should identify that an infant who has a cleft lip will have difficulty in obta...

Atrophy - E. Cells decrease in size P. Still functional; imbalance between protein synthesis and degradation. Essentially there is an increase in the catabolism of intracellular organelles, reducing structural components of cell Physiologic: thymus gland in early childhood Pathological: disuse (muscle atrophy d/ decrease workload, pressure, use, blood supply, nutrition, hormonal stimulation, or nervous stimulation) Hyperplasia - E: cells increase in number, mitosis (cell division) must oc...

what are the water soluble vitamins - ANSWERB-complex vitamins, choline, and vit. C what are the fat soluble vitamins - ANSWERA, D, E, K which type of vitamins do you develop toxicity with - ANSWERfat soluble Deficiency of any of these nutrients will affect overall blood health - ANSWERvit. B12, iron, folate, zinc, vit. B6, copper, vit. K active Transport/storage of folate needed for heme and cell formation and other functions - ANSWERvit. B12 (cobalamin) Distributes o...