Nicotine causes ____ of vessels in the skin (H15)

The hepatic portal vein carries blood from the intestines to the liver. (A4)

All arteries carry oxygenated blood. (A4)

Local tissue hypoxia (low oxygen) triggers …(H15)   

The _____ are points of attachment between muscle fibers that allows the cardiac impulse to move from cell to cell. (H1)

___ is measured in distance traveled per time units. (H5)

The highest arterial pressure occurs during ______.(H4)

List the potential locations for patients requiring long-term ventilatory care in order of cost from most expensive to least expensive.1. Patient’s home2. Long-term acute care facility3. Intensive care or acute care unit4. Extended care facility

A patient with a tracheostomy tube (TT) is being discharged home with a ventilator, which he uses only during the night, without supplemental oxygen. During the day he uses a speaking valve. Which of the following equipment must he have in his home?1. Suctioning equipment2. Oxygen concentrator3. Second mechanical ventilator4. Manual resuscitator bag

The flow–time curve shows small oscillations after the peak flow rate has been reached. The respiratory therapist can alleviate this by making which of the following ventilator adjustments?