After a patient sustains trauma from a car accident, his heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure increase. What is happening?
a. Respiratory stress b. Metabolic stress
c. Acute-phase response d. Bacterial translocation
b
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With which B vitamin does folate have a close relationship?
a. Biotin b. Thiamin c. Vitamin B6 d. Ascorbic acid e. Vitamin B12
In response to metabolic and respiratory stress the body experiences
a. hypometabolism. b. a breakdown of muscle mass. c. a decrease in carbon dioxide in the blood. d. only minor complications.
Which unsaturated fatty acid is found in fish oil??
A) ?alpha-linolenic B) ?eicosapentaenoic C) ?arachidonic D) ?oleic
Which of the following is a difference between prolactin and oxytocin?
A) Prolactin stimulates the synthesis of milk, whereas oxytocin causes the muscles around the alveoli to contract. B) Prolactin is released by the pituitary gland, whereas oxytocin is released by the thyroid gland. C) Prolactin is released by the pituitary gland only during periods of anxiety, stress, and fatigue, whereas oxytocin is released only during low-stress and low-anxiety periods. D) Prolactin is a hormone that reduces the number of milk-producing cells in the alveoli, whereas oxytocin increases the number of milk-producing cells in the alveoli.