Update ) Pathophysiology
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What is/are the typical effect(s) of psychedelic substances?
Altered perception and awareness as well as hallucinations
With advancing age, the major change in the cardiovascular system
involves
vascular degeneration, leading to arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis.
Which of the following is a characteristic of acute pain but not of
chronic pain?
Severe but short term
, Pain resulting from a profound, sudden loss of blood flow to an organ
or tissues in a specific area of the body is referred to as
ischemic pain.
The nurse is caring for a diabetic patient in renal failure who is in
metabolic acidosis. Which laboratory findings are consistent with
metabolic acidosis?
pH 7.3, PaCO2 36 mm Hg, HCO3- 19 mEq/L
Cardiac output refers to
the volume of blood ejected by a ventricle in one minute.
Pain that is caused by trauma or disease involving the peripheral
nerves is referred to as
neuropathic pain.
What is a common indication of substance abuse?
Behavioral change