After noting a pulse deficit when assessing a patient who has just arrived in the emergency department‚ the nurse will anticipate that the patient may require A) a. a 2-D echocardiogram. B) b. a cardiac catheterization. C) c. hourly blood pressure (BP) checks. D) d. electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring. | D electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring. | When reviewing the 12-lead electrocardiograph (ECG) for a healthy 86-year-old patient who is having an annual physical examination‚ which of the
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An example of modern forensics evidence is the use of DNA fingerprints. Sources of DNA include blood‚ hair‚ semen‚ saliva‚ bone and tissue. Each person has a unique DNA fingerprint. A DNA fingerprint is the same for every cell‚ tissue‚ and organ of a person. It cannot be altered by any known treatment. Consequently‚ DNA fingerprinting is rapidly becoming the primary method for identifying and distinguishing among individual human beings . An additional application of DNA fingerprint technology is the diagnosis of inherited disorders in adults
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BA 449 Study Guide for Exam #1 Power Point Set #1 (Chapter 1) 1. With hindsight it appears that Microsoft made strategic errors in 1998 and 2003‚ which enabled Google to be more successful. What could Microsoft have done differently? (Slides #5-6; Text‚ pp. 3-4) 2. What is competitive advantage? What is sustainable competitive advantage? (Slide #6; Text‚ pp. 4-5) 3. What is Strategy? Apply these ideas to our Wal-mart case. (Slides #7-9; Text‚ pp. 6-8; Handout #4) 4. What are some important
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|environment | Levels of organization in the living world: 1. Biosphere 2. Ecosystem 6. Organs-Organ Systems 3. Communities 7. Tissues 4. Population 8. Cells 5. Organism 9. Organelles 10. Molecules and Atoms Homeostasis- The steady state of body functioning; the tendency to maintain relatively constant conditions in the internal environment even when the external environment changes. Homeostasis
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Nucleic Acids Study guide I. Basic Info A. The chemical link between generations‚ the source of genetic info chromosomes B. They duplicate amino acid sequences in proteins C. Serves as Blue print of life II. Make up A. They have three parts • 5 Carbon Sugars • Base • A phosphate group III. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) A. Has a double helix B. Composed of repeating Nucleotides connected together C. Guanine → Cytosine D. Thymine →Adenine E. Linked by hydrogen bonds F. Sugar
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Stem Cells and Tissue Renewal 1 The Multicellular “Habitat” • Cells of multicellular organisms – highly specialized – over 200 types in human body • Arranged into tissues‚ organs‚ organ systems • Unable to survive outside body “habitat” skin wont survive in heart tissues. They all start up identicals 2 Specialized Cell Types • Cells of early embryo identical • Differentiation results in specialized cell types – some differentiated cells continue to divide – many others are
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precordial leads. FALSE 2. In Records of blood pressure‚ the diastolic measurement appears first‚ followed by a slash‚ and then the systolic measurement. FALSE 3. Prothrombin is essential to the clotting process. TRUE 4. Chemotherapy destroys selected cells or impairs their ability to reproduce. TRUE 5. Arteriogram is radiography of a particular artery. TRUE 6. ECG and EKG are abbreviations for echocardiogram. FALSE 7. AIDS is a direct result of an HIV infection. TRUE 8. The bipolar leads of an EKG
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Anatomy study guide Final 2k14 Endocrine system: Function: releases hormones‚ regulates long term metabolic process and shares some function with the nervous system Hormones: chemical “messengers” that act on target cells Hormones: Growth hormone (GH): they increase cell growth and replication by increasing protein synthesis‚ interior pituitary Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH): development of follicle (females) stimulation of sperm maturation (males)‚ interior pituitary Cortisol: accelerate
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employer-sponsored health insurance‚ Medicare and Medicaid on delivery of health care services. Locate and critically evaluate proposed and existing statutes‚ rules‚ and regulations which define the boundaries and nature of professional nursing practice. Guided Study: Historical Context. Read Government’s Role in Health Care Past‚ Present and Future (online link). What distinctly different phases of government policy action in health care can you identify? How did social trends‚ cultural expectations‚ economic
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8/20/13 Final Exam Information Exam Study Guidelines – AD 646OL Exam Instructions: 1. There are two parts to the final exam. Part I will have 30 multiple choice and true false questions and count one point each. Part II will have 35 multiple choice and true false questions and count two points each. Part 1: 1 point each. Each student gets 30 questions = 30 points Part 2: 2 points each. Each student gets 35 questions = 70 points 2. The exam is a closed book‚ closed note exam. 3. You will have
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