NURS215 Lecture 6: Lecture 6- Cardiac Meds Q&A's Study Guide
23 Nov 2017
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Q: what is the most common form of cvs disease^ A: some people don"t respond to meds, and can cause organ damage i. e. the kidney may need transplant. New kidney wont be used to high bp. Q: how does the human body sense bp? (3) A: in the aorta internal carotid arteries atrial stretch. Q: how does our body regulate bp?explain the pathway (4) keep in mind certain mechanisms here are for high or low bp, just think. A: vasodilation baroreceptor detects low or high bp. This alerts the vasomotor center in the brain which will cause vasoconstriction or. It will also increased or decrease urine production via stimulation of the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone which will activate the renin angiotensin aldosterone system hypothalamus causes release of adh. A: cause secretion of rennin, this will enable the formation of angiotensin ii (the active form), conversion in the lung, this will cause vasonconstriction,
