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Vomiting is a protective mechanism which limits damage from ingested noxious agents or drugs by emptying the stomach contents.  It involves which of the following medullary centers:

After having an echocardiogram your patient has been diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation.  Which teaching point is the correct explanation of mitral valve regurgitation?

Cholestasis is decreased bile flow through the liver.  This can be caused by which of the following:

A patient has just been told they have an infection of the inner surface of the heart. It was explained to the patient that the bacteria has invaded one of their heart valves. What is the most likely diagnosis?

While providing care for several patients on a medical unit of a hospital, the nurse practitioner understands that hypertension is less likely a contributing factor for which of the following patients?

Resistance to blood flow is most affected by which of the following:

A 72-year-old female has been told by her nurse practitioner she has a new heart murmur that requires her to go for evaluation by a cardiologist.  After an echocardiogram was completed the cardiologist informs the patient that she has aortic stenosis. The client asks the cardiologist “What does aortic stenosis mean?” Based on your knowledge you would expect the cardiologist to respond with which of the following answers:

A patient asks the nurse practitioner if cold medicine containing a decongestant is safe to take. The nurse practitioner recommends the client avoid decongestants with which of the following conditions:

When studying for an exam and reviewing the cardiac cycle the advanced pathophysiology student would be correct if they told their study partner that cardiac cycle is divided into two parts systole and diastole.  Systole is when the ventricles are: 

A nurse practitioner is reviewing cardiac pathophysiology with a group of students, which of the following teaching point best captures a component of cardiac function?