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PCS Final Exam 2024

PCS Exam Questions & Answers 2024 Describe some of the elements of good doctor-patient communication - ANSWERSGood doctor patient communication will result in greater patient satisfaction, improved physical symptoms, greater recall and adherence to treatment plan, reduced hospital stay. Good communication consists of, but is not limited to, not interrupting patients early in the encounter, acknowledging and understanding patient's ideas and feelings, giving bad news concisely and ade...

Pcs Exam Questions & Answers 2024

PCS Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024 In a negative feedback system with a comparator as part of the controller, - ANSWERSthe sensor measures the current value of the controlled variable An increase in bloop plasma levels of 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D {1,25-(OH)2} will lead to an increase in the - ANSWERSamount of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D that binds to the binding sites of Vitamin D Receptors (VDRs) in the nucleus of the cells in the nucleaus cells in the intestine Which is true for Parath...

PCS Exam 3 Questions & Answers 2024 What is in the RUQ? - ANSWERSliver gallbladder*** pylorus Duodenum Hepatic colon flexure Pancreas head What is in RLQ? - ANSWERSCecum Appendix *** Ascending colon Right ovary What is in LUQ? - ANSWERSSpleen Splenic flexure of colon Stomach Body/tail of pancreas transverse colon What is in LLQ? - ANSWERSSigmoid colon** Descending colon Left ovary What is in the suprapubic area? - ANSWERSbladder uterus

PCS Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024 Electrical Synapse - ANSWERSoccurs in CNS, spanning protein connects cell 1 and 2, voltage change in 1 leads to voltage change in 2. Important in cardiac cells Ca++, into - ANSWERS_____ flows _____ the cell when action potential reaches the axon terminal Excitatory synapse - ANSWERSpostsynaptic channel voltage is greater than threshold Inhibitory synapse - ANSWERSpostsynaptic channel voltage is less than threshold CNS - ANSWERSIn the _____ 1 E...

PCS Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024 Equal Protection - ANSWERSThe constitutional guarantee that the law will be applied equally to all people, without regard for such individual characteristics as gender, race, and religion. Drug Court - ANSWERSA specialized way of handling drug-involved offenders in which the court takes a more active role in the probationer's progress while the probationer is under supervision. Inmate Balance Theory - ANSWERSA governance theory which states tha...

PCS Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024 Negative Feedback System: Stable or Unstable? - ANSWERSStable Negative Feedback System: Controlled Variable - ANSWERS- a system variabled that is measured and controlled - steady state: set point - controlled variable = 0 Negative Feedback System: Sensor - ANSWERS- a device that measures the current value of the controlled variable - the output of the sensor is the input to the controller Negative Feedback System: Set Point - ANSWERS- the valu...

PCS EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024

PCS Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024 What is the purpose of critical thinking? - ANSWERS-evaluate and refine own thought process for efficiency -communicate thought process to others -practice vet problem solving -explore why behind concepts from other classes Memorize elements of thought image - ANSWERS Is the problem/question always straightforward? - ANSWERS-may be straightforward -may need to be selected out of many possible questions that follow an observation Give an examp...