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Enlargement of the prostate may cause: A. urinary retention. B. a forceful urinary stream. C. infertility. D. prostate cancer. - A: Correct Symptoms of an enlarged prostate relate to urinary obstruction: hesitancy, decreased force and caliber of stream, dribbling, incomplete emptying of the bladder, frequency, urgency, nocturia, and dysuria. The primary function of the rectum is: A. formation of feces. B. absorption of water. C. the absorption of nutrients. D. storage of feces. - ...

What is Expressive Aphasia? - Inability to produce language What part of the brain is affected in Expressive Aphasia? - Inferior posterior frontal lobe A patient says that he is unable to understand written words on a poster, what type of Aphasia is this? - Visual Receptive Aphasia What is affected area of the brain that occurs in Visual Receptive Aphasia? - Parietal and Occipital Lobes The patient understands what I am saying to them, when asked to write "the cat in the hat" i...

What is the difference between Cellulitis and Folliculitis? - Folliculitis is superficial and occurs in the hair follicle while Cellulitis is a bacterial skin infection that spreads to the deeper layers of the skin including the dermis and subcutaneous tissues Superficial fungal infection that causes hypo- or hyperpigmentation pathed on the trunk or back is called? - Tinea versicolor What is the Woods Lamp used for? - Illuminate fungi, bacterial disorders, pigmentation problems Where is...

What is the primary factor determining the duration of action of benzodiazepines? - The α phase dynamics of distribution-redistribution from the CNS. What are the CNS depressant effects of benzodiazepines? - Anxiolysis, sedation, sleep, anticonvulsant, amnesia, muscle relaxation, and inhibition of alcohol withdrawal symptoms. What effect do high doses of benzodiazepines have on CMR02 & CBF? - They reduce CMR02 & CBF. What effect do benzodiazepines have on the threshold to local anesthe...

A patient with scurvy presents with fragile bones. What nutritional deficiency is responsible, and why does it affect bone health? a. Vitamin D deficiency; it reduces calcium absorption, leading to weak bones .b. Vitamin K deficiency; it impairs osteocalcin activation, leading to reduced bone mineralization. c. Vitamin C deficiency; it impairs collagen synthesis, weakening the bone matrix. d. Calcium deficiency; it directly reduces bone density and strength. - c. Vitamin C deficiency; it imp...

Hypokalemia - When the resting membrane potential becomes more negative as a result of a decrease in extracellular potassium concentration (Book) it is termed hyper-polarization. Calcium and Excitation-contraction coupling is the process by which an action potential arriving at the plasma membrane of the muscle fiber triggers the cycle leading to cross-bridge activity and contraction. (Book) - It enters the myocardial cell from the interstitial fluid after electrical excitation, which increa...

Which adolescent appears to be experiencing identity diffusion? -Jeannine, who runs away from a pressured home environment and joins a commune -Fred, who is pressured by his parents to become a doctor -Barbara, a college student who frequently changes majors -Zachary, who spends most of his time watching TV and hanging out with his friends - Zachary, who spends most of his time watching TV and hanging out with his friends According to Erikson, the goal of adolescence is to _____. - find o...

The difference between pressure gradient force and wind.* - PGF: cause of movement in the atmosphere (winds) and the ocean (currents, waves). The larger the pressure gradient, the stronger the pressure gradient force, the stronger the wind Wind: Horizontal movement of air caused by pressure gradient force, which pushes the air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure What causes the Coriolis effect and how does it influence movement in the northern and the southern hemispheres....

what can science answer? - 1. Existence questions: asking what objects and phenomena occur in the natural world • 2. Origin questions: about how objects and phenomena came to be (e.g., landforms, clouds) • 3. Process questions: examining how nature works (how things evolve, how disease starts) • 4. Applied questions: looking for ways to manipulate the world to our advantage What's scientific method? - Step 1: Data collection, including observations , experiments, measur...

What are the three major categories of ownership and control? - Government, non-government NP, and non-government FP Community hospital (85%) - All nonfederal, short-term general, and special hospitals whose facilities and services are available to the public (gyno, ENT, rehab, orthopedic, and short term general hospitals are considered community hospitals) Community Hospital- % of beds - NFP- 68.2% FP- 17.8% and State/local- 14% Community hospital- % of annual admissions - NFP- 72.3% F...