What factors regulate the flow of fluid into and out of the capillaries?
What will be an ideal response?
Capillary hydrostatic pressure, permeability of capillaries, osmotic pressure (or colloid osmotic pressure), and presence of open lymphatic channels
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a. "That's meconium, which is your baby's first stool. It's normal." b. "That's transitional stool." c. "That means your baby is bleeding internally." d. "Oh, don't worry about that. It's okay."
After a company barbecue three people out of a group of 12 developed signs of enteritis. Which assessment finding should the nurse use as an indication of the source of the health problem?
1. The three patients ate hamburgers. 2. Nine people ate hotdogs. 3. Most of the people drank canned soda. 4. All of the people ate ice cream.
Freud theorized that methods used to toilet-train children might have a lasting effect on their personality. Children who had rigid, severe toilet training would most likely show which of the following behaviors later in life?
a. narcissistic c. self-mutilating b. meticulous and hypercritical d. bullying to others and aggressive
A 28-year-old woman has been an insulin-dependent diabetic for 10 years. At 36 weeks' gestation, she has an amniocentesis. A lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio test is performed on the sample of her amniotic fluid
Since she is a diabetic, the 2:1 ratio obtained indicates that the fetus: 1. May or may not have immature lungs. 2. Has an intrauterine infection. 3. Has a neural tube defect. 4. Is at risk for hyperglycemia.