Explain how chronic, severe ischemia can eventually lead to CHF
What will be an ideal response?
Severe ischemia affects the heart's ability to pump adequately because decreased oxygen causes muscle weakness and over a period of time, muscle damage. Weak muscles cannot pump adequately, allowing fluid to accumulate throughout the cardiovascular system (congestion).
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Elizabeth Marshall was the first female pharmacist and:
A) The granddaughter of an Irish immigrant who established an apothecary shop in Philadelphia in 1729. B) The second wife of Benjamin Franklin. C) The founder of the first hospital in colonial America in 1751. D) The author of the first American pharmacopoeia.
You have been called for a patient with angina. On scene the 67-year-old man reports that he has a history of angina and the pain started when he was moving firewood from the garage into his house. Unfortunately, the pain has yet to go away, despite three nitroglycerin tablets and 20 minutes of rest. Your next action should be to:
A) check the patient's vital signs. B) administer a nitroglycerin tablet and aspirin. C) attach the AED but do not turn it on. D) provide 2 liters per minute of oxygen.
The most common cancer in women is ____ cancer.
A. ovarian B. breast C. bladder D. endometrial
Harry was admitted for a biopsy of rectal tissue. The results of the biopsy determined a malignant neoplasm of colon with rectum. The code for the malignant neoplasm is ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word