Fundamentals Of Anatomy And Physiology {nasta}
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134576008
Author: MARTINI & NATH
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 29, Problem 27RQ
Alina has just given birth to a little girl. When the nurses take the infant back to the nursery, she becomes cyanotic, a condition characterized by bluish discoloration of the skin. The episode passes, but when the infant is bathed, she becomes cyanotic again. Blood gas levels indicate that arterial blood is only 60 percent saturated. Physical examination reveals no structural deformities involving the respiratory or
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Fundamentals Of Anatomy And Physiology {nasta}
Ch. 29 - Define differentiation.Ch. 29 - What event marks the onset of development?Ch. 29 - Define inheritance.Ch. 29 - Prob. 4CPCh. 29 - Prob. 5CPCh. 29 - Define gestation.Ch. 29 - Characterize the key features of each trimester.Ch. 29 - What is the developmental fate of the inner cell...Ch. 29 - Improper development of which of the...Ch. 29 - Prob. 10CP
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