QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS { GRADED
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Which type of exercises should the elderly/cardiac patients not take part
in? - ✔✔Isometric/isotonic exercises due to vagal response
When giving diuretics, which electrolyte do you supplement due to the
smallest margin of error? - ✔✔potassium
Which system controls stress on the body, or the Fight or Flight instinct?
- ✔✔parasympathetic system
stress on the body/mind - ✔✔negative emotions, insomnia, alertness
stress causes: pupils - ✔✔dilate
, stress causes: GI - ✔✔mouth is dry, dec. peristalsis, dec. appetite, N/V,
ulcers, heart burn
stress causes: heart - ✔✔inc. HR, inc. BP
stress causes: lungs - ✔✔inc. respirations, dilate bronchioles,
hyperventilation -> resp. alk.
stress causes: blood glucose - ✔✔increased
stress causes: insulin production - ✔✔decreased
stress causes: sex drive - ✔✔dec. libido
stress causes: urinary - ✔✔dec. output
stress causes: musculoskeletal - ✔✔tension, headache, backache, sore
muscles
stress causes: immune system - ✔✔dec. WBC count -> cancer
stress causes: skin/hair - ✔✔acne, eczema, psoriasis, hair loss