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Ventilation, Perfusion, and Shock

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show the study of how disease processes affect the function of the body  
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show adenosine triphosphate the cells internally created fuel that powers all of the other cell functions  
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show the structures of the cell that are responsible for converting glucose and other nutrients into the form of energy known as ATP  
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Metabolism   show
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show substances that separates into charged particles after dissolving in water  
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aerobic metabolism   show
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show when glucose is metabolize with inadequate supply of O2  
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hydrostatic pressure   show
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plasma oncotic pressure   show
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show sensors in blood vessels that identify internal pressure  
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hypertension   show
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show Systemic Vascular Resistance - the pressure inside the blood vessels that the heart has to pump against  
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show when vessels increase or decrease in diameter, due to injuries in the brain/spinal cord, severe systemic infections, and systemic allergic reactions  
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show when capillaries become overly permeable/leaky ie. sepsis, high altitude  
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stroke volume   show
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show how much blood returns/fills heart before contracting  
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show the force of contraction/how hard the heart squeezes  
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Afterload   show
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Cardiac Output   show
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show inability of body to adequately circulate blood to supply cells with O2 and Nutrients (shock)  
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show the supply of O2 to and removal of waste from the body's cells and tissues as a result of blood circulation  
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4 Types of Shock   show
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Hypovolemic Shock   show
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Distributive Shock   show
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show heart fails in ability to pump, due to conditions such as trauma or myocardial infarction, or an electric issue like dysrhythmia, or mechanical like damage to the heart muscle itself  
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show blood physically prevented from flowing to destinations  
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diaphoresis   show
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show brain wil signal to sympathetic nervous system to begin fight or flight response; body will release hormones that signal kidneys to stop eliminating fluid and the bone marrow to start producing more red blood cells  
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Compensated Shock   show
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Signs and Symptoms of Compensated Shock   show
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How much of body is water? 3 spaces where water is found and their percentages?   show
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