What is the direct cause of blood pressure?

Which layer of the blood vessel wall is made of tough connective tissue?

Which of the following is not a cause of heart failure?

Which component of the conduction system actually contracts the ventricles?

The sequence of an impulse moving through the conduction system of the heart is

A red blood cell that is smaller than normal and has less hemoglobin than normal would be called

Which layer of the blood vessel wall is composed of muscle and usually thicker in arteries than in veins?

Which of the following is not a location at which the pulse can be felt in the lower limb?

The nurse is assessing a patient with a right lower extremity that is pale, mottled, and cold to touch. The nurse suspects an arterial thrombosis. What are the “six P’s” of clinical signs of an arterial occlusion?

The nurse is caring for a group of patients. Place in order from the highest to lowest priority (1 to 4), the order in which the nurse should see patients. ___1. A patient receiving enoxaparin (Lovenox) for experiencing an MI 3 days ago___2. A patient with coronary artery disease who reports chest pain radiating to the jaw___3. A patient with PAD with a diminished pulse to the right leg___4. A patient with venous insufficiency with 2+ pitting edema