Charlotte Small

question Metaphor answer figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things question Simile answer a figure of speech that uses like or as to compare seemingly unlike things question Personification answer a figure of speech in which an animal, object, a force of nature, or an idea is given human characteristics. […]

question What is ethnicity? answer Ethnicity is identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth. question Why is ethnicity important in the face of globalization? answer It stands as our strongest bulwark for the preservation of local diversity. Even if globalization takes away language, religion, and […]

question To which African political unit do the following terms—Sundiata, Mansa Musa, Timbuktu—correspond? answer The Empire of Mali question As a center of intellectual life and learning, Timbuktu answer was a major point of congregation, bringing together knowledge from around the Muslim world. question The four major cultural regions of the Afro-Eurasian world between 1000 […]

question DEVELOPMENT OF TWO CULTURES-PART 1 answer DEVELOPMENT OF TWO CULTURES-PART 1 question Which are reasons why slavery was not as important in the North as in the South? answer 1. lower profits 2. the availability of immigrant labor question What one event led to a rapid increase in the number of slaves in the […]

question Which of the following is not in the sequence of the fight-or-flight response? answer Limbic system releases ACTH from the hypothalmus question This type of stress is most commonly associated with illness and disease: answer Chronic Stress question The “tend and befriend theory “proposed by Shelley Taylor speaks best to the coping technique used […]

question THE ABILITY TO SENSE WHERE YOUR BODY IS IN SPACE WHILE AT REST AND IN MOTION AND TO COORDINATE MOVEMENT AND MIND answer BODY AWARENESS question A FOCAL POINT OR POINT OF ORGANIZATION FROM WHICH BEING AND MOVEMENT OCCUR answer CENTER question THE FIRMNESS OF THE EARTH; HAVING A STABLE BASE AND CONNECTION TO […]

question post operative day answer POD # question patient medical history answer PMHx question nil per os (nothing by mouth) answer NPO question status post answer s/p question ideal body weight answer IBW question usual body weight answer UBW question estimated dry bodyweight (kidney dialysis) answer EDW question point of care answer POC question pro […]

question Layers of the skin (epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis), fat, and muscle answer Soft tissues that protect underlying structures of the body question Minor answer Describes most soft tissue injuries although some can be severe and life threatening question Wound answer Any physical injury involving the soft tissue question Closed answer Wounds in which the […]

question A small animal patient’s systolic blood pressure was measured at 5 mmHg. What is your best course of action? answer Increase the drip rate of the IV fluids question The fundamental principle of administering analgesics before the animal has an awareness of pain is? answer Preemptive analgesia question What volume of thiopental sodium should […]

question Common sedative for labor is answer Barbitol question Side-effects of barbitol answer Prolonged labor, sedates fetus question Causes of pain in the first stage of labor: answer Dilation of the cervix Stretching of the lower uterine segment Pressure on adjacent structures Hypoxia of uterine muscle cells during contractions question Causes of pain in the […]

question what are the five techniques for applying local anethesia? answer topical infiltration nerve block spinal epidural question what are topical anethesias? answer creams sprays suppositories drops lozenges question where are the topical anethesias applied? answer mucous membranes question how are topical anethesias not safe? answer only if they get in the systemic system question […]

question What does general anesthesia include? answer Muscle relaxation Narcosis Analgesia question Define anesthesia answer loss of sensation to the entire part of the body question define analgesia answer loss of sensitivity to pain question define nociception answer the neural process of encoding noxious stimuli -doesn’t require consciousness question define tranquilization answer a state of […]

question b (ultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right) answer Absolutism means a. the real power in any state must be religious and exercised by churchmen b. ultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right c. subordinate powers have an […]

question In the late 1200s, Marco Polo visited the court of answer Khubilai Khan question Which of the following was not a problem faced by the late Byzantine empire? answer the inability of leaders to get the population to practice Christianity question In 962 CE, Pope John XII presented the imperial crown to answer Otto […]

question ANESTHETIC GAS EXPOSURE N20 used alone answer < 25ppm question ANESTHETIC GAS EXPOSURE Agent used alone answer 2 ppm question Agent used with N20 answer 0.5 ppm question PPM = parts per million answer 10,000 ppm = 1% question Benefits of Spinal answer decrease resp depression question Types of anesthesia answer General Regional MAC […]

question Children with special health care needs answer -18% of all children have special health care needs -21.8% of households with children include at least one child with a special health care need -86% require prescription medications -52% require special medical care -most commonly mentioned unmet need is preventive dental care (16%) question Americans with […]

question Dissociative anesthetics include answer – Ketamine – Tiletamine question What is dissociative anesthesia answer – Dissociative anesthetics disrupt pathways involved in consciousness and unconsciousness rather then causing generalized CNS depression (cataleptoid state) – In other words some areas of the CNS are stimulated and some are depressed – Patient is unresponsive to pain and […]

question Side effect of barbiturate being injected perivasularly answer Sloughing question What color is propofol answer Milky white question Common dissociative anesthetic answer Ketamine question Two halogenated compunds answer Iso and sevo question Long CRT and pale MM indications answer Possible low perfusion MM- poor perfusion & anemia question Areas for pulse or BP palpation […]

question Breathing Circuits answer Environment created by anesthetist Fresh gas flow from common gas outlet Inspiratory side goes to patient Expiratory side returns exhaled gases Several different breathing circuits question Anesthesia Machine Designed to Prevent answer Hypoxia (O2 pressure, N2O 3:1) Hypercarbia (absorber) Barotrauma (regulators, O2 flush) Foreign matter to airway (filters, check valve) Anesthetic […]

question What you’re really being asked to do answer -assess risks of anesthesia -assess risks of procedure -manage complicated medical problems -bring all above together to create a plan to best manage the patient while respecting the patients wishes -predict the future based upon: patient, surgeon, anesthesia question General Approach to Plan answer -ROS, H&P […]

question The Greek Dark Ages commenced when answer the Mycenaean culture collapsed question Which of the following was NOT one of the early Greek philosophers or scientists? answer -Pythagoras ****-Gilgamesh**** -Democritus -Thales question The Greek political reformer Cleisthenes answer established an Athenian constitution with many democratic features question Which of the following applies to Pericles, […]

question What marked the beginning of the post classical period in Western Europe? answer Fall of the Roman Empire- Until the 15th Century question What is the period after the post classical period referred to? answer Middle Ages Dark Ages question Civilization extended to what areas during this period? answer Asia, Europe, and parts of […]