Problem 1: A client is taking a negative chronotropic medication. What will the impact be on cardiac output?
Problem 2: A man enters the hospital complaining of chest pain. His history includes smoking, a stressful job, a diet heavy in saturated fats, lack of exercise, and high blood pressure. Although he is not suffering a heart attack, his care provider explains that a heart attack is quite possible. What did the chest pain indicate? Why is this man a prime candidate for a heart attack?
Problem 3: A client has just lost a large amount of blood in a traumatic accident. Their heart rate is 144 beats per minute. Why? Is this beneficial to the client or not?
Problem 4: When is the heart formed during fetal development?
Problem 5: What is meant by vagal tone?
Problem 6: What is the relationship between capillaries, venules and veins?
Problem 7: What are the purposes of venous valves? venous sinuses?