M34_MARI0000_00_SE_CH34.qxd 34 3/29/11 4:47 PM R E V I E W Page 218 S H E E T NAME ____________________________________ EXERCISE LAB TIME/DATE _______________________ Frog Cardiovascular Physiology Special Electrical Properties of Cardiac Muscle: Automaticity and Rhythmicity 1. Define the following terms. automaticity: Ability to depolarize spontaneously in the absence of external stimulation. rhythmicity: Depolarization/repolarization events occur in a regular and continuous manner. 2.
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| Admitted From: (Home‚ ECF or ?) | Nursing Home | Admission DX: | Aspiration related pneumonia | Chief Complaint (“patient’s own words” – PUT IN QUOTES): patient unresponsive due to cognitive impairment. | Medical HX: COPD‚ anxiety‚ atrial fibrillation‚ dementia‚ dysphagia‚ hypertension‚ heart disease‚ hyperlipidemia‚ Parkinsonism‚ and urinary incontinence. | Previous Surgical HX: Pacemaker | Social HX: Unobtainable | Allergies | Home Medications/ Dosages/Frequency/Route | | Calcium
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including a prolonged PR interval. It is then likely the ECG will show the widening of the QRS complex and axis shifting. If the hyperkalemia continues to worsen‚ it is likely to be the development of a sine wave‚ which is often followed by ventricular fibrillation or asystole if
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to warn the users the “police officers” about the dangers of using this product. Therefore‚ the Taser International‚ Inc.‚ is strict liable for failure to warn due to the failure of not warning the police that the X26 Taser cause a ventricular fibrillation of cardiac arrest when the Taser’s electrical hit proximity to the heart. 7.1 Patent Is the Claimed invention patentable?
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Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing‚ 8th Edition Chapter 69: Nursing Management: Emergency‚ Terrorism‚ and Disaster Nursing Key Points – Printable CARE OF EMERGENCY PATIENT * Triage refers to the process of rapidly determining the acuity of the patient’s problem. It works on the premise that patients who have a threat to life must be treated before other patients. * The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level triage system that incorporates concepts of illness severity and resource
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Overview Tricuspid atresia is a type of congenital heart defect in which the tricuspid valve between the right atrium and ventricle did not form. Instead‚ there is a solid wall of tissue between the two chambers. When this occurs‚ the blood is unable to flow through the heart and to the lungs to receive oxygen as it normally would do. As a result‚ the baby’s lungs are unable to supply the rest of her body with the oxygen it requires to function properly. In most cases‚ it is not known what causes
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II-Needle Electromyography: Is complements nerve conduction studies and serves a critical role in the evaluation of both muscle and nerve diseases. Recording the electrical activity of the muscle cell membrane with a needle electrode inserted in the muscle‚ the motor unit potential (MUP) can be recorded. Electromyography is performed using an instrument called electromyograph‚ to produce a record called electromyogram. This represents the summated electrical activity of action potentials of all
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Handbook of Pathophysiology (January 15‚ 2001): by Springhouse Corporation‚ With 13 Contributors‚ Springhouse By OkDoKeY Handbook of Pathophysiology Contents Staff Contributors Foreword 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2 CANCER 3 INFECTION 4 GENETICS 5 FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES 6 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 7 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 8 NERVOUS SYSTEM 9 GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM Pathophysiology in color Understanding Asthma Understanding Cancer Understanding Osteoporosis Understanding Ulcers 10 MUSCULOSKELETAL
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structure formed when the straight tubules interconnect? A: rete testis Q: Which structure produces most of the seminal fluid? A: Seminal vesicles Q: Which of the ff are branches off the right coronary artery? A: Posterior interventricular‚ atrial branches and right marginal branch Q: Which of the ff are branches of the left coronary artery? A: Circumflex branch and anterior interventricular branch Q: Where is the moderator band found? A: Right ventricle Q: Which structure do the pulmonary
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connection to the outside world. As the story progresses‚ he meets Ruby‚ who brings the beauty of this world to him. Tom‚ the main character of this story‚ lives in the boarding house near the salt mine. When he is about four‚ he is diagnoses with Atrial Septal Defect‚ a disease that "Life-span of sixteen. Eighteen if he is lucky"(137). Therefore‚ he was forbidden by his mother to do any stamina-consumed work. When he is twelve‚ he meets Ruby when she talks in front of the class about the book regarding
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