Bojangles is a 7.7 kg orange tabby who is on a fluid rate of 19 mL/hr.   Some hours after he’s been hospitalized, the doctor asks you to infuse his fluid bag (which has 836 mL in it) with a medication for supportive care.  The doctors orders this medication to be given at 8 mg/kg a day, and i comes in a 2 mg/mL strength.     How many milliliters of this medication will you be adding to his fluid bag? [bag] *since this is open book, I’m adding in a reminder to calculate this using your rounded numbers  …Oh no! The power went out!!   You grab a 60 gtt/mL set and caluclate the: Drops per minute: [min] Drip rate in seconds: [sec]

You have to calculate a CRI for your 22 lb patient at a rate of 3 mg/kg/hour.  What will the hourly rate be if the drugs comes in a strength of 22 mg/mL?

Which of the following is NOT a way Angiotensin II can stabilize arterial BP and ECF:

Preload is:

Confirming the diagnosis of chlamydia conjunctivitis in a newborn would best be done by obtaining a:  

Worth 1 exam bonus point. The symptoms of hyperventilation may be averted by breathing into a paper bag because it ________.

What is the primary role of smooth muscle activation in arteries?

In the intrinsic conduction system, the impulses pass from the atrioventricular node to the ____________.

Describe the structure of an artery using the terms intima, media, and adventitia.  Provide some details of cell types and their functions for each layer. 

In the context of strain displacement equations, what is the compatibility equation used for?