A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by:

________________ describes the number of times the heart contracts in one minute.

A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle performance?

A boat leaves a dock at 1:00 PM and travels due south at a speed of 20 km/h. Another boat has been heading due east at 10 km/h and reaches the same dock at 3:00 PM. How many minutes after 1:00 PM were the two boats closest together? (Round your answer to the nearest minute.)

Cell Cycle:  Match the description  with the appropriate term.  

  In this diagram there is/are _________ chromosome(s) and _____ kinetochore(s). 

High levels of H+ in the blood will ______________ pH, thereby ___________ acidity.

Your 70y/o patient has developed an osteomyelitis from an ankle wound.  When choosing an antibiotic pending your culture results, the APN plans to cover which of the following likely pathogens?

Which antibiotic class has bacteriocidal activity, post antibiotic effect, concentration dependent killing and excellent gram negative organism coverage?

Mr. Brad Pitt has a documented anaphylactic reaction to penicillin.  What other antibiotic class is likely to cross-react and thus should possibly be avoided in this patient?