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When considering water balance, which statement demonstrates the correct balance? - Answer-Hypotonic fluid causes cellular swelling. .Which statement is true regarding hyperchloremia? - Answer-Requires treatment of the underlying disorder. .Which statement is true regarding hyponatremia? - Answer-Occurs when sodium drops below 135 mEq/L .Which statement is true regarding potassium balance? - Answer-Insulin causes the movement of potassium into the cell. .Which statement is true regar...

Pathophysiology Chapter 2 Cellular Adaptation - Answer-- the cell's response to escape and protect itself from injury TWO OPTIONS ADAPTATION OR DEATH .Atrophy - Answer-Decrease in cell size - occurs with early development (like thymus) - results from decreases in workload, use, pressure, blood supply, nutrition, etc *cerebral atrophy, muscle atrophy/be...

Hemostasis - Answer--Stops bleeding -Protective process -Cascade of events -Signaled by an injury usually to blood vessels .Thrombus - Answer--Clot -Stagnant blood flow -Internal bleeding or external bleeding .Primary hemostasis - Answer--Platelet plug formation -Occurs at same time as secondary .Secondary hemostasis - Answer--Coagulation cascade -Ends in fibrin clot -Develops fibrin and provides a frame to reinforce clot to make it stronger .Two types of problems - Answer...

Total body water (TBW) - Answer-the sum of fluids within all body compartments .Intracellular fluid - Answer-all the fluid within cells, about 2/3 of TBW .Extracellular fluid (ECF) - Answer-all the fluid outside the cells (about 1/3 of TBW) .What are the two main compartments of extracellular fluid? - Answer-interstitial fluid (the space between cells and outside the blood vessels) and intravascular fluid (blood plasma) .Other ECF compartments are there? - Answer-lymph and transcellu...

An ordered photographic display of a set of chromosomes from a single cell is a(n): A) metaphase spread. B) autosomal spread. C) karyotype. D) anaphase spread. - Answer-c .An error in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis is termed: A) aneuploidy. B) nondisjunction. C) polyploidy. D) anaplasia. - Answer-b .A somatic cell that does not contain a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called: A) an aneuploid cell. B) a euploid cell. C) a polyploidy cell. D) a haploi...

health - Answer-health is not just the absence of disease health is physical, mental, and social well-being .disease - Answer-deviation from the normal state of homeostasis .can someone have a disease and still cosnider themselves healthy? - Answer-yes, all individuals are in some state of balance some individuals can have disease but consider themselves to be fairly healthy (managing a chronic disease well) .health indicators - Answer-"normal" values occur within a range of values ...

EKG paper is divided into small squares and larger squares - Answer- Large squares are defined by a dark line. They are 5 squares high and 5 squares long (0.20 seconds) Small squares may be lines or may be dots within the dark lines. They are 0.04 seconds every mark below EKG grid is 3sec .Artifact - Answer- EKG waveforms from sources outside the heart Interference seen on a monitor or EKG strip 4 causes Patient movement (i.e. pt. with tremors) Loose or defective electrodes (fuzzy ...

Dysrhythmia basic a competency exam

In-class activitynormal sinus rhythm - Answer-heart rhythm originating in the sinoatrial node with a rate in patients at rest of 60 to 100 beats per minute .Sinus Arrhythmia - Answer-Appearance is ALMOST NORMAL: Respiratory - Circulatory interaction Rate INCREASES with INSPIRATION (IN=IN) .Sinus Bradycardia - Answer-<60 normal sinus rhythm .Sinus Tachycardia - Answer->100 (100-150) normal sinus rhythm .Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC) - Answer-Heart Rate: Depends on under...

Normal sinus rhythm - Answer-Regular Rate: 60-100 P Wave: Present, upright PR Interval: 0.12-0.20 sec QRS: <0.12 sec .Sinus Bradycardia - Answer-Regular Rate: <60 P Wave: Present, upright PR Interval: 0.12-0.20 sec QRS: <0.12 sec .Sinus Tachycardia - Answer-Regular Rate: 100-150 P Wave: Present, upright PR Interval: 0.12-0.20 sec QRS: <0.12 sec .Premature Atrial Contraction - Answer-IRREGULAR Rate: depends on underlying rhythm P wave: Present or hidden in T w...