NU 545 Unit 2 Study Guide Review the anatomy of the brain. (pg. 451) Which portion is responsible for keeping you awake? (pg. 453) The epithalamus‚ pineal gland‚ functions much like the limbic system by influencing the secretion of melatonin associated with circadian rhythms. Controlling thought? (pg. 452) They parietal lobe is involved in sensory association (storage‚ analysis‚ and interpretation of stimuli). Emotions and behavior? (pg. 453) The hypothalamus is responsible
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compression fractures. She is followed by Dr.Allan vrable at the spine institute for pain management. She suffers from chronic advanced COPD and is oxygen dependent at 2L/min continuously. She is followed by Dr. Pandya for pulmonary. She suffers from Atrial Fib for which she takes Coumadin. She is follow by Dr. Chalassani for cardiology. He also monitors her Coumadin level monthly. She suffers from co-morbidities of chronic shortness of breath related to her COPD‚ chronic anxiety as a result of her shortness
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- what is happening during each of them? diastole=relaxation systole=contraction During diastole‚ the atria and ventricles of your heart relax and begin to fill with blood. At the end of diastole‚ your heart’s atria contract (atrial systole) and pump blood into the ventricles. The atria then begin to relax. Next‚ your heart’s ventricles contract (ventricular systole) and pump blood out of your heart. The average ventricular stroke volume Label the EKG peaks according
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100 CASES in Surgery This page intentionally left blank 100 CASES in Surgery James A Gossage MBBS BSc MRCS Specialist Registrar in General Surgery Bijan Modarai MBBS BSc PhD MRCS Specialist Registrar in General Surgery Arun Sahai MBBS BSc MRCS Specialist Registrar in Urology Richard Worth MBBS BSc MRCS Orthopaedic Research Fellow Volume Editor: Kevin G Burnand MS FRCS Professor of Vascular Surgery‚ Academic Department of Surgery‚ King’s College
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are unpreventable‚ as some issues result in poor care. “Myocardial infarction is commonly called a heart attack‚ a coronary or simply an MI” (Marieb 363) Issues that can lead to a myocardial infraction or heart disease are heart blocks‚ ischemia‚ fibrillation‚ tachycardia‚ bradycardia and even congestive heart failure. This means that there is an inadequate blood supply flowing to the heart in most cases. (Marieb 365-369) Hypertension is consider to be a “silent killer.” Because the heart is forced
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Terms | Definitions | Explan why the larger waves seen on the oscilloscope represent ventricular contraction | the ventricle contraction is of greater force than the atrial contraction‚ this is due to the fact that ventricle’s fxn is to send blood throughout the body. | Explain why the amplitude of the wave did not change when you increased the frequency of the stimulation in cardiac muscle. | amplitude does not change because the cardiacs long refractory period prevents summation. | Why is
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COMPLETE PHYSICAL EXAM ABBREVIATIONS: Vital Signs: T (temperature) HR (pulse) RR (respiration rate) BP (systolic/diastolic) SPO2 pulse ox SYSTEM Physical Exam Documentation Detailed Abbreviation Explanation GEN: General NAD‚ AAOX4‚ WDWN (AAM‚ AAF‚ WM‚ WF) No acute distress‚ alert‚ awake‚ and oriented times 4 to name‚ place‚ time‚ purpose‚ Well developed well nourished (African American Male‚ African American Female‚ White Male‚ White Female) HEENT: Head‚ NCAT‚ MMM‚ EOMI‚ PERRLA‚ b/l TM intact & Normocephalic
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10 American Inventions That Changed the World From the mundane to the truly spectacular‚ numerous American inventions have changed the world. Here is a countdown of ten things invented by Americans that have become part of our everyday lives here and across the world. 10. If you find buttons quite a fuss as you dress up for work‚ then you have to thank Whitcomb L. Judson‚ an inventor from Chicago‚ for inventing the clasp locker‚ the zipper’s predecessor which was introduced in 1893. The modern
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true except…: Stroke. Is one of the most common neurologic disease. Is a hereditary disease of an individual whose parents are chronic alcoholics. Is one of the most frequent complications of hypertension. May be caused non-valvular arterial fibrillation. All of the following is correct EXCEPT: An enzyme may be used many times over for a specific reaction Alanin aminotransferase (ALT‚ GPT) levels are elevated in brain trauma Aspartic aminotransferase (AST‚ GOT) levels are elevated in heart
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is the same osmotic gradient in the BBB as mannitol versus there is no profound diuresis‚ thus a hypovolemia or renal failure/ injury are not a risk. HTS also restores the normal cellular resting membrane potential and cell volume‚ stimulation of atrial natriuretic peptide release‚ inhibition of inflammation‚ and enhancement of cardiac output. This literature review will look at the efficiency and effectiveness of both in the management of increased ICP/ cerebral hypertension in sTBI with the intent
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