Essay: You are watching a 3-hour movie about mid-20th century weapons manufacturing during the later stages of World War II. You decided to get a jumbo popcorn with extra salt. You neglected to order a drink. You are ¾ done eating the salty popcorn. Describe what occurs when the increased salt load hits your bloodstream. You should include in your essay the following information:   a.     The effect of increased salt on your blood b.     The effect of increased salt on specific portions of your brain                                                i.     Where does the brain sense this change in osmolarity                                               ii.     Where specifically does the brain manufacture hormones specific to this osmolarity                                              iii.     Where does the brain secrete or not secrete hormones specific to this osmolarity                                              iv.     Why the change in osmolarity doesn’t cause massive cerebral edema or cerebral shrinking?                                               v.     What other compensatory mechanisms does the body use to help with the osmolarity that is in close proximity anatomically to the hormone production? c.      What is the effect of the aforementioned hormone on the kidney (be specific about where the hormone is working)? What is the net effect in the body of changing your osmolarity through your diet (salt but no water)?

Essay: Your patient has lost 3 liters of blood. The blood pressure decreased and your kidney compensated. Answer the following questions to receive full credit. a. What does the kidney produce in response to this? b. What does that product do to the afferent arteriole? c. How does that affect glomerular hydrostatic pressure? d. How does that affect glomerular filtration? e. What does the hypotension product do to the efferent arteriole? f. How does that affect the glomerular hydrostatic pressure? g. How does that affect glomerular filtration?

Gauss’ Law works and is valid for symmetric charge distributions such as spheres and cylinders.

A charge is placed at the origin. A Gaussian sphere surrounds the charge. If the charge is 8.00 x 10-9 C, calculate the electric flux through the sphere. Use three significant digits.

A nurse is caring for a trans male client who is asking for health guidance about becoming pregnant. Which of the following factors is most important for the nurse to discuss with the client?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client about interventions to reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Which of the following statements by the client should indicate to the nurse the need for further teaching?

Order: Nitroglycerin 1.2 mg SL stat. Available: Nitroglycerin 0.4 mg tablets. How many tablets will you administer? tablets

The physician orders Heparin to run at 1500 Units/hour. The Heparin is 25,000 Units in 750 mL of 0.9% NS. What rate will the nurse set the pump in mL/hour to receive the correct dosage? ml/hour

The nurse is to infuse heparin 25,000 units in 200 mL of normal saline at 10 mL/hr. What is the concentration of the heparin solution per mL? units/ml

Order: Ceclor (cefaclor) suspension 30 mg/kg/day q 8 hours. The child weighs 77 lbs.  Available: Ceclor 187 mg/ml. *How many ml per dose will you administer? ml/dose