Why is it potentially harmful to give a patient intravenous fluid that is pure water?
What will be an ideal response?
Body fluids are not pure water, they are a mixture of water and solutes. The addition of water without solutes causes an imbalance in the body between the amount of water compared to solute, which dilutes the body fluids.
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a. is accomplished primarily by the sympathetic nervous system. b. is important in the regulation of arterial blood pressure. c. can be overridden by local adjustments. d. is accomplished primarily by the sympathetic nervous system and is important in the regulation of arterial blood pressure. e. all of these answers.
Which skills are associated with the right hemisphere for most individuals?
A. Categorization and symbolization B. Visuospatial skills and music C. Language and task sequencing D. Mathematics and the partitioning of information into small fragments
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A) cAMP B) ATP C) creatine kinase D) creatinine E) myokinase
Platelets play a key role in ________, but if they are not used they are broken down after about ________ days.
A. hematopoiesis; 9 B. hematopoiesis; 120 C. hemostasis; 9 D. hemostasis; 120