Nutrition Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Arterial blood pressure Correct Answer-pressure differences between the left and right sides of the heart that produce systemic movement of blood systole is Correct Answer-contraction diastole is Correct Answer-relaxation BP = Correct Answer-Co x SVR CO = Correct Answer-SV x HR SV (stroke volume) Correct Answer-amount of blood ejected out of ventricle with each contraction SVR (systemic vascular resistance) Correct Answer-determined by the radius of arteries and degree of vesse...

Florence Nightingale Correct Answer-Infection control and Clean Environment Patricia Brenner Correct Answer-Nurse Patient Relationship, each person is a unique individual. Madeleine Leininger Correct Answer-Culture Jean Watson Correct Answer-Morals Dorthea Dix Correct Answer-Fair treatment of the mentally ill The nurse incorporates Hispanic beliefs about "hot and cold" into her plan of care for her client. On which theorist is the nurse basing care? Correct Answer-Madeleine Lein...

The only volatile acid in the body? Where is it excreted? Correct Answer-Carbonic Acid Excreted by the lungs What acids in the body are nonvolatile? Correct Answer-Bicarbonate acids compensation Correct Answer-the respiratory response to any imbalance of acid except carbonic acid hypoventilation Correct Answer-the compensatory response to a deficit of any acid except carbonic acid What happens to the body when nonvolatile acids accumulate in the blood? Correct Answer-hyperventilati...

C Correct Answer-Which body system does the nurse assess primarily by inspection? a. Respiratory b. Gastrointestinal c. Skin d. Cardiovascular D Correct Answer-A patient is sitting slightly forward bracing his arms on his knees in a tripod position. This position is associated with which symptom? a. Abdominal pain b. Spinal deformity c. Back pain d. Breathing difficulty A Correct Answer-The temperature of a patient is measured every 6 hours at 6 AM, 12 PM, 6 PM, and 12 AM. Which te...

Which was the greatest problem with patent medicines in early America that lead to drug legislation? a) They were only distributed in elixir formulation b) They had dangerous or addictive substances c) They smelled like medicine d) They could only be made out of natural products Correct Answer-Ans: b) they had dangerous or addictive substances A client is talking to the nurse and is expressing doubt about whether to take a drug that is advertised on television. The client does not b...

Define "Adenoma" Correct Answer-A benign tumor affecting glandular tissue List the classic local signs of inflammation Correct Answer-Redness (erythema), pain, swelling (edema), heat,lLoss of normal function which immune disease presents with target lesions and bloody crusty lips? Correct Answer-Erythema Multiform What conditions may result from excessive blood loss, vitamin B12 deficiency, and damage to bone marrow and decreased production of red blood cells? Correct Answer-Anemias ...

Isotonic IV solution Correct Answer--NS, LR -expand intravascular and extracellular fluid -most common Hypotonic IV solution Correct Answer--.45 Saline -osmosis of fluid into the cell Hypertonic IV solution Correct Answer--3% Saline, 5% dextrose -moves intracellular fluid into vasculature Plasma expanded IV solution Correct Answer--albumin, plasma -stay in the vascular space and increase the osmotic pressure Lab work for dyspnea and edematous lower legs Correct Answer--CBC -el...

disease. in excess of normal expectancy T/F: There needs to be a large number of people with a disease in order to be classified as an epidemic Correct Answer-False epidemiology Correct Answer-the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in human populations and the application of this study to prevent and control health problems distribution Correct Answer-frequency, pattern of health events in population determinants Correct Answer-causes and ot...

what is the Na/K pump? Correct Answer-controls the movement of sodium out of the cell and potassium into the cell what fuels the Na/K pump? Correct Answer-oxygen is used by the mitochondria to influence the production of ATP which fuels the pump what happens if there is not enough energy provided to the cell? Correct Answer-decrease in oxygen causes anaerobic metabolism and less ATP is made so sodium stays inside the cell and causes swelling what could cause a decrease in energy produc...

cardiac output (CO) Correct Answer-volume of blood ejected from ventricle per minute (SV x HR) cardiac index Correct Answer-(CI) is sometimes used instead of cardiac output bc the cardiac output varies in people i. =Cardiac output divided by body surface area stroke volume (SV) Correct Answer-volume of blood ejected from the ventricle during on contraction,systole (EDV-ESV ejection fraction- Correct Answer-the fraction of EDV ejected from the ventricle during systolic contraction EF= S...