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How would an increased blood viscosity affect mean arterial pressure?

 A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client and finds razor blades hidden in the client’s personal belongings. The nurse should identify that this finding is consistent with which of the following disorders?

The respiratory pump facilitates the return of blood to the heart by ________.

How would an increased venous return affect mean arterial pressure?

How would rapid, severe blood loss affect mean arterial pressure?

Which step of synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction is disrupted by curare, a toxin derived from the Strychnos toxifera plant?

Dr. Hansen goes to the doctor for her routine annual physical. The exam begins with the nurse taking her vitals. Her blood pressure is 102/71. Her heart is beating 73 times per minute. Prior to each contraction, there is 160 ml of blood in her left ventricle, and 55 ml remains in the ventricle after the heart contracts. What is Dr. Hansen’s MAP?

Dr. Hansen goes to the doctor for her routine annual physical. The exam begins with the nurse taking her vitals. Her blood pressure is 102/71. Her heart is beating 73 times per minute. Prior to each contraction, there is 160 ml of blood in her left ventricle, and 55 ml remains in the ventricle after the heart contracts. What is Dr. Hansen’s total peripheral resistance? (PRU stands for Peripheral Resistance Units)

In regard to the stomach, which of the following is false?

A woman has chronic renal failure that results in damage to her nephron. The proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule, and collecting duct have little active transport of solutes. This condition would result in which of the following?