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    A. The Patient with A Disturbance in Oxygenation Objectives: At the end of this unit the student will be able to: 1. Identify the natural defense mechanisms of the respiratory system‚ and correlate changes in these defense mechanisms with respiratory dysfunction. 2. Describe effects of aging on the respiratory system. 3. Identify significant assessment data that should be obtained from a patient. 4. Describe pH and the mechanisms that regulate acid-base balance. 5. Describe the common

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    physioex 9.0 Review Sheet Exercise 10 Acid-Base Balance Name ___ Lab Time/Date ___ Activity 1 Hyperventilation Describe the normal ranges for pH and carbon dioxide in the blood.___ ___ ___ Describe what happened to the pH and the carbon dioxide levels with hyperventilation. How well did the results compare with your prediction? ___ ___ ___ Explain how returning to normal breathing after hyperventilation differed from hyperventilation without returning to normal breathing. ___ ___ ___

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    Unit 1 Assignment 1: Homeostatic Balances Homeostasis is maintaining an Internal Balance. If we fail to maintain an internal balance every system inside of our body will be disrupted. Hypertension To explain to a 65 year old man with an 8th grade education‚ that he has hypertension‚ I would begin explaining‚ in a manor I believe that he would understand‚ what hypertension is and how it can affect him. ‘Hypertension is when your blood pressure is high on a daily basis. Blood pressure is considered

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    Arterial Blood Gases Made Easy Purpose of ABG * Assess degree to which lungs are able to provide adequate oxygen & remove CO2 & degree to which the kidneys are able to reabsorb or excrete HCO3 YOU MUST KNOW WHAT IS NORMAL TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT IS ABNORMAL * pH = 7.35 to 7.45 * PaCO2 = 35 to 45 mm Hg * PaO2 = 80 to 100 mm Hg * HCO3 = 22 – 26 mEq/l What you MUST LOOK AT TO INTERPRET ABGS LOOK AT YOUR pH *Is it normal? * is it high? *is it low? EXAMPLES

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    Multisystem Failure Homeostasis and Pain Management Western Governors University When patient’s present to an emergency department in multisystem failure many factors contribute to the way the nurse will perform. In an emergency situation when a patient presents it involves quick assessment‚ complex observation‚ and decision making to assess the patient homeostasis level‚ pain management‚ and oxygenation. It is the nurse’s duty to prioritize what needs to be done for the patient in

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    is activated by the rise in blood temperature and is responsible for for controlling the mechanisms that will decrease the blood temperature. Efferent nerve impulses are sent from the hypothalamus to multiple different corrective mechanisms to try to decrease the blood temperature and maintain it at approximately 37℃. The efferent nerve impulses causes the smooth muscles to relax and as a result‚ opens up blood capillaries near the surface of the skin. This is known as vasodilation as the blood

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    DR ROCHMAN NAIM TITLE: METABOLIC STRESS‚ BURN AND SURGERY AND THEIR NUTRITION THERAPY PREPARED BY: LEONG SIM KIAN STUDENT NO.10 028112 SUBMITTED DATE: 31 MARCH 2011 1 1 2 3 4 5 In its never-ending quest to maintain homeostasis‚ the human body responds to stress‚ physiologic or psychological‚ with a chain reaction that involves the central nervous system and hormones that affect the entire body. Magnitude and duration of the stress determine just how the body will react

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    moves into the body and continues down a conveyer belt like chain of organs that break it down completely before it leaves the body. However‚ the maintenance of such a system is complex and relies on a balance of pH and helpful bacteria to maintain homeostasis. Both acidic and basic pH’s are required at various points in digestion to maintain balance during the process. Saliva in the mouth‚ the starting point of digestion‚ is only mildly acidic for the purpose of initially breaking down the food without

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    Unit 9 Assignment 2 Chun Ho Yeung What is homeostasis? Homeostasis refers to maintaining the internal environment such as temperature‚ pH‚ blood pressure‚ blood sugar levels and fluid balance within a narrow range to ensure that cells can perform their best functions in an optimal environment‚ and to maintaining a constant relationship with the external environment. Although the external environment is changing‚ the human body can still maintain a stable internal environment and maintain the dynamic

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    "Explain the concept of homeostasis with reference to the control of heart rate‚ breathing rate‚ body temperature and blood glucose levels" P5 Homeostasis is where the body keeps a constant internal environment. This involves all the metabolic processes taking place In the body as well as the blood‚ tissue fluid and all the contents in the body ’s cells. There are a range of variables from heart rate to the blood glucose levels that the body will take into account. Negative feedback will occur

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