Answer to Question 1
D
In an adult, a heart rate of greater than 100/minute is considered to be tachycardia. A heart rate of less than 60/minute in an adult is considered to be bradycardia. Palpation and auscultation are both acceptable to check heart rate.
Answer to Question 2
A
There are times during brain or cardiac surgery that hypothermia is induced to lower the patient's metabolism so that less oxygen is needed by the body. If a patient has a high fever, measures are taken to lower it but not to the point of hypothermia. Carbon monoxide poisoning is not treated by hypothermia.
Heart Anatomy Model
Left sided heart failure
Pathophysiology of heart failure
Calipers being used to measure body fat on the triceps of a patient.
The rate of facilitated diffusion