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PASS As Diane completes her race, what enables her body to maintain homeostasis despite her increased activity? - ANSWER -Diane's sports drink helped to replace sodium and water lost due to sweating.-Diane's body produces more angiotensin II, allowing her body to constrict blood vessels and increase her blood pressure.-Diane's kidney reabsorbs more water and sodium in response to ADH and aldosterone.

Michael's pulmonary edema leads to respiratory acidosis.How does pH impact Michael's basal metabolic panel? - ANSWER - His CO2 level is increased because his lungs have difficulty removing it from the bloodstream.-His K+ is elevated because, as H+ moves inside of cells in an attempt to get it out of the bloodstream, K+ moves from cells into the bloodstream.-His sodium level is decreased due to hypervolemia.

What differentiates type I from type II diabetes? - ANSWER The insulin producing cells of type I diabetics are destroyed, and they do not produce insulin. In type II diabetics, their cells are less responsive to insulin.

A patient with a viral illness and severe vomiting has an elevated CO2 level and a blood pH of

7.53. She is breathing slowly.

What condition does the patient have? - ANSWER Metabolic alkalosis

What happens in a dehydrated patient? - ANSWER ADH levels increase and the RAAS is activated. 1 / 2

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ACE (angiotensin converting enzymes) inhibitors are used to treat abnormal blood pressure.They prevent the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II.Which explains how ACE inhibitors work? - ANSWER The decrease in the production of angiotensin II keeps blood vessels more dilated. This lowers blood pressure.

In diabetic ketoacidosis, what happens to the anion gap? - ANSWER Because HCO3- is consumed, the anion gap increases.

Patients with end stage renal disease are not able to maintain homeostatic levels of potassium, and the increased level of potassium in their bloodstream can impair cardiac function.To remove potassium from the blood during dialysis, what should the dialysate do? - ANSWER It should have a lower concentration of potassium than that of the bloodstream.

Pressure that is due to albumin in the bloodstream? - ANSWER Oncotic

Controls osmotic pressure in vascular system, builds volume. - ANSWER Albumin

Fluid & electrolyte levels are regulated by . - ANSWER Osmoreceptors

regulates actions such as thirst, ADH, the kidneys, and RAAS - ANSWER Osmoreceptors

is excreted in response to fluid volume overload. - ANSWER Natriuretic peptides

Which elevated hormone on the pts chart is indicative of the body's attempt to reduce the fluid volume overload? - ANSWER Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)

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