Cardiac muscles Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ANCC FNP Boards Exam Review (2023/ 2024) | Questions and Verified Answers | LATEST UPDATE 1. Treatment for polymyalgia rheumatic ~ Answer: low dose prednisone for 3 month to 3 years as this is a self-limiting illness 2. 3rd trimester pregnancy normal cardiac changes ~ Answer: systolic ejection murmur d/t increased stroke volume d/t increased cardiac output/higher basal heart rate, laterally displaced apical impulse, louder s1 and s2. 3. Advice for two consecutive days ...

Exam 2: BIOS 255 / BIOS255 (2024/ 2025 Update) Anatomy and Physiology III Complete Guide | 100% Correct| Grade A -Chamberlain Q: Factors affecting venous return Respiratory pump, gravity, skeletal muscles, and blood flow Q: Colloid osmotic pressure is due to Answer: Plasma protein: albumin, fibrinogen, globulins, and Q: Venous drainage of brain, major vein Answer: Internal jugular vein Q: Inferior vena cava drainage Answer: Everything inferior to diap...

Anatomy and Physiology HESI A2 Admission Assessment 4th edition 154 Questions with Verified Answers Medial -CORRECT ANSWER toward the midline Lateral -CORRECT ANSWER away from the midline Proximal -CORRECT ANSWER closer to point of attachment Distal -CORRECT ANSWER farther away from point of attachment What plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions? -CORRECT ANSWER transverse plane What plane divides the body into left and right halves? -CORRECT ANSWER Sagitt...

Nurse admits patient to med surg unit. Resp rate of 38. Patient using chest muscles to breathe, pulse ox of 87 on room air, pink frothy sputum. What intervention would you implement first? - O2 at 2 Liters/Min Caring for pt. who is intubated and receiving mechanical ventilation. What action by the nurse would decrease the patient's incidence of developing ventilator associated pneumonia? - Put head of bed at 30-45 degrees. The nurse is administering acetylcysteine (muca-mist) as nebulizer...

What is encephalitis? - inflammation or infection of the brain What causes encephalitis? - West Nile Virus Herpes What are the s/s of encephalitis? - High fever, N/V, stiff neck Flu like symptoms change in LOC photophobia pupil changes (dilate & less responsive to light) What is used to dx encephalitis? - lumbar puncture EEG CT (looks for mass) What are N/I for encephalitis? - Neuro checks Monitor for s/s of ICP Suction only resp compromised HOB 30-45 Decrease stimuli What is the...

Test Bank for Principles of Human Anatomy 15e 15th Edition by Gerard J. Tortora, Mark Nielsen. ISBN-13: 2860 Full Chapters test bank included - Chapter names given below - This PDF includes TEST BANK only for full chapters CHAPTER 1: An Introduction to the Human Body Introduction 1.1 Anatomy Defined 1.2 Levels of Body Organization and Body Systems 1.3 Life Processes 1.4 Basic Anatomical Terminology 1.5 Body Cavities 1.6 Abdominopelvic Regions and Quadrants 1.7 The Human Body and Di...

Pt on heparin in hospital setting. Why start coumadin 2 days before dc? Because coumadin needs a couple days before it starts working. Angina: bc pts dev tolerance to long-acting nitroglycerine w/i 1 day. How to prevent? Pts must have 8hrs with no nitroglycerine every days. Hint: At night, remove nitro patch bc no risk of exertional angina Underlying cause of angina coronary disease, athlerosclerosis Why do we give aspirin in pts w/atherosclerosis? Aspirin is an antiplatelet.. Prevents the exist...

Which layer of serous membrane lines the walls of cavities? - Answer-Visceral (wrong) Which directional term, also known as dorsal, means nearer to or at the back of the body? - AnswerPosterior Which type of tissue produces chemicals and fluid that digests food in the stomach? - Answer-Muscle (wrong) Which term describes the study of the function of components of the body? - Answer-Physiology Eight chemical elements constitute 3.6 percent of total body mass. What are these chemical elements...

three types of muscle - skeletal cardiac smooth basic function of muscle - generate tension functions of skeletal muscle - locomotion facial expression posture and body position regulation of body temperature voluntary contraction - requires nervous system input some skeletal muscles are automatic, but we have the ability to change their activity (ex: diaphragm) muscles pull or push? how do you predict the action of a muscle? - pull predict the action of a muscle based on location or...

ANATOMY NBME EXAM TEST 2023/2024 Space from which epidural anesthesia and lumbar function are performed (depth) - CORRECT ANSWER-Subarachnoid space Vertebral level at epidural anesthesia and lumbar puncture are performed - CORRECT ANSWER-L3/L4 (or L4/L5) Level at which the spinal cord ends - CORRECT ANSWER-L2 Level to which the dural sac extends - CORRECT ANSWER-S2 Nerve root compressed by herniated lumbar disk - CORRECT ANSWER-One level below (e.g. L4/L5 compresses L5) Consequence of...