Chapter 14: Critical Care Nursing (Pg 338-366‚ 412-437) Chapter 15: Cardiovascular Disorders Coronary Artery Disease Description and Etiology The biggest contributor to cardiovascular system- related morbidity and mortality is coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease that affects arteries throughout the body. (CAD) Risk Factors for CAD 1. Age‚ Gender‚ Race (non-modifiable) a. More common in men than women b. Higher in women over 75 years of age 2. Family History
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Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0008-01-01 Purpose Please explain the purpose of this lab. Include in your explanation the major concepts you learned and any safety concerns associated with the lab. Purpose is to understand how the veins and arteries run through the body and how they function while the heart beats‚ where they deliver and drain blood to/from and how the cardiovascular system works together. Lock up the dogs while dissecting. wear face
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Cardiovascular Disease Ashley Cookie Cardiac Arrest Mr. Stapleton November 20th‚ 2012 Would you like to feel or be close to death? How would you like to have your heart pump rapidly out of control? A cardiac Arrest is the absence of ventricular contraction that results in systemic circulatory failure. A Cardiac Arrest is something that can happen out of nowhere without you knowing. You can be cooking and you just collapse and go into Cardiac Arrest. It’s that easy!
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above4mg/2mg*5ml=10ml | 1 tablet 2times daily for 4weeks. OrallyStrength= 2mg \tablet0.3mg\kg=0.3mg*16kg=4.8mg\day4.8mg\2=2.4mg two times aday. | Action of the Drug | Why theparticular drug is prescribed for the child?(include clinical manifestations‚Lab values‚results of diagnostic tests).Common action | Paracetamol reduces the synthesis of prostaglandins which are responsible for the mediation of pain and fever. | Competes with histamine for H1 receptor sites and reduces allergic response by blocking
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Cardiovascular System: Blood Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0007-00-01 Purpose Explain why you did this lab and what if any safety precautions needed to be followed. For this lab I had to prick my finger‚ then with the bleach solution I had to dab it and then carefully drop the blood on the slide. Once I was finished I had to take the second slide and smear the blood. I had to let the slide dry. Then I had to prick my finger again and make 3 more slides. Then I had to mix the chemical
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Test 3 cardiovascular Top of Form Question 1 Marks: 1 When reviewing patients’ histories‚ the nurse recognizes that which of the following patients would be likely candidates for drug therapy for cholesterol reduction? Choose one answer. a. A patient who has coronary heart disease and an LDL level of 165 mg/dL b. A patient who has coronary heart disease and an LDL level of 140 mg/dL c. A patient who has two risk factors and a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level of 100 mg/dL
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Cardiovascular System: Intrinsic Conduction System 1. The intrinsic conduction system consists of __autorhythmic____ __cardiac__ cells that initiate and distribute __impulses_____ throughout the heart. 2. The intrinsic conduction system coordinates heart activity by determining the direction and speed of ____heart depolarization____. This leads to a coordinated heart contraction. 3. List the functions for the following parts of the intrinsic conduction system: a. SA node _sets the pace for the
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DEPARTMENT ENGINEERING DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE LABORATORY REPORT LECTURER: MR . EDZROL NIZA MOHAMED SUBJECT:DYNAMICS TITLE:NEWTON’S LAW/ AIR TRACK NAME:TENGKU SAKINAH BINTI TENGKU ZAHARI MATRIC NO:KEP120038 GROUD NO:E DATE OF EXPERIMENT: 25 APRIL 2013 DATE OF SUBMISSION: 2 MAY 2013 OBJECTIVE To determine the following uniformity accelerated motion in a straight line. 1. Distance travelled as a function of time 2. Velocity as a function
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Effects in Cardiovascular Fitness between Non-Smokers vs. Smokers Katie Hughes Bio Lab: 140 Abstract: In America smoking has became a growing concern that has widely affected people of all ages. It is said that it greatly impacts ones cardiovascular ability to perform enduring amounts of physical activity. In order to come about this idea more accurately‚ we have set up a series of steps and procedures. We divided 18 people into three groups: non-smokers‚ light smokers‚ and heavy smokers
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Batman and Robin are the original dynamic duo --- the epitome of a friendship. Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Robin (Dick Grayson)‚ capitalize on each other’s strengths and neutralize each other’s weaknesses to become what appears to be an inseparable and invincible team that fights against evil and protects the city of Gotham. Their relationship begins when Bruce Wayne adopts Dick Grayson as his legal ward to help him and provide guidance after the death of Grayson’s parents. Eventually‚ Grayson passes
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