Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9781337794909
Author: Des Jardins, Terry.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 5, Problem 4RQ
If the pressure in the pulmonary artery is 34 mm Hg and the pressure in the left atrium is 9 mm Hg, what is the driving pressure?
A. 9 mm Hg
B. 17 mm Hg
C. 25 mm Hg
D. 34 mm Hg
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Chapter 5 Solutions
Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology
Ch. 5 - 1. Which of the following are granulocytes?
1....Ch. 5 - Prob. 2RQCh. 5 - Prob. 3RQCh. 5 - If the pressure in the pulmonary artery is 34 mm...Ch. 5 - The tricuspid valve lies between the A. Right...Ch. 5 - Prob. 6RQCh. 5 - The mean intraluminal pressure in the pulmonary...Ch. 5 - An increase in the number of which of the...Ch. 5 - 9. The force the ventricles must work against to...Ch. 5 - Prob. 10RQ
Ch. 5 - The difference between the pressure in the lumen...Ch. 5 - Prob. 12RQCh. 5 - Prob. 13RQCh. 5 - Which of the following cause(s) passive changes in...Ch. 5 - Prob. 15RQCh. 5 - Case 1 As the patients blood pressure decreased...Ch. 5 - Prob. 1CAQ2Ch. 5 - Prob. 1CAQ3Ch. 5 - Case 1
4. The negative trans mural pressure in...Ch. 5 - Prob. 2CAQ1Ch. 5 - Prob. 2CAQ2Ch. 5 - Case 2 As fluid accumulated in the patients...Ch. 5 - Prob. 2CAQ4Ch. 5 - Prob. 2CAQ5
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