Question 50: 1 out of 1 points
A patient is in severe shock and is receiving vasopressin. A student asks the health care professional
to explain the rationale for this treatment. What response by the professional is most accurate?
Selected Answer: Antidiuretic hormone causes vasoconstriction to help increase blood
pressure.
Question 51: 1 out of 1 points
What are blood pressure variations associated with?
Selected Answer: The renin-angiotensin system's effect on vasoconstriction
Question 52: 1 out of 1 points
A person wants to know if eating only plant-based foods is advisable as a way to cut cholesterol to
nearzero levels. What response by the health care professional is best?
Selected Answer: No, many hormones are made from cholesterol.
Question 53: 1 out of 1 points
A student asks why some vaccinations are given orally and some are given by injection. What
response by the professor is best?
Selected Answer: Eachroute stimulates a differently mphocyte-containing tissue, resulting in
different types of cellular and humoral immunity.
Question 54: 1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is working with a person who drinks several 6- packs of beer a week. What
testing does the professional encourage the person to get?
Selected Answer: Hepatic function
Question 55: 1 out of 1 points
Within a physiologic range, what does an increase in left ventricular end- diastolic volume (preload)