A nurse determines that a patient has a heart rate of 42 beats per minute. What might be a cause of this heart rate?
a. Sinoatrial (SA) node failure
b. Atrial bradycardia
c. A well-conditioned heart muscle
d. Left ventricular hypertrophy
a. Sinoatrial (SA) node failure
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a. Risk factors b. Causative factors c. Etiologic factors d. Hazardous factors
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Which term describes the part of a syringe that changes the air pressure in the syringe, pulling air or medication in, and forcing air or medication out?
A. the hub B. the flange C. the plunger D. the barrel