Anatomy
Backward effects of left-sided heart failure include:
Anatomy
In performing a physical assessment the nurse notes the patient has a barrel configuration to the chest. This is a consequence of:
Anatomy
Ausculation of the chest reveals bilateral fine crackles in the bases bilaterally indicating:
BiologyThe signs and symptoms of anemia are all related to what common pathophysiologic feature of the condition?
D. A shift in the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve
BiologyIn addition to hypertension preeclampsia is characterized by:
BiologyCommon manifestations of bacterial pneumonia include all of the following except:
BiologyClosed drainage systems work to re-expand a lung after pneumothorax by:
BiologyPatients with chronic renal failure usually exhibit:
BiologyThe diet of a patient in end-stage kidney disease is restricted in all of the following except:
Anatomy
Which of the following is true of the biological functions of progesterone?
Anatomy
Which of the following is true of the biological functions of testosterone?
Anatomy
Which of the following is true of the biological functions of estrone?
characteristics.NM
Biology
What is the function of hemoglobin?
Biology
Why is heat an effective means of sterilization?
Chemistry:
List the enzymes whose levels are elevated in the blood serum following an MI.
None of the above
Chemistry
What is the physiological function of gluconeogenesis?
Chemistry
What effect does glycogen metabolism have on glucose levels?
Chemistry
Carbon monoxide binds tightly to the heme groups of hemoglobin and myoglobin. How does this affinity reflect the toxicity of carbon monoxide?
Pathophysiology
Which of the following may be a reason to order an ABG on a patient?
Pharmacology
How do sulfa drugs selectively kill bacteria while causing no harm to humans?
Pharmacology
What occurs when glycogen metabolism is stimulated by insulin?
Pharmacology
What is the medical application of cortisone? Cortisone is used to treat:
Anatomy
Oxygen saturation is likely to be lowest when an asthmatic with a diagnosis of pneumonia is positioned:
Chemistry
Laboratory test results indicative of thrombocytopenia in addition to a low platelet count would be:
Pharmacology
The purposes of epinephrine injection include all of the following except:
Stabilizing mast cell membranes.
Pharmacology Therapeutic interventions focused on increasing the oxygen supplied to the heart and decreasing the hearts demand for oxygen include:
D.Thrombolytic drugs
Pharmacology An intervention that would contribute toward the healing of a peptic ulcer is:
Pharmacology Aspirin and NSAIDs are causative factors for the development of peptic ulcer disease because they:
A.Increase acid secretion
Pharmacology Your patient is interested in trying medication to improve low mood/depression. All of the following medications might be appropriate except: