NAB RC/AL stud y guide well explained
2024 latest update.
Integumentary - Answer Skin
Circulatory - Answer Decreased cardiac output. Enzyme action on
heart, heat rate and ability of heart to return to normal after. illness
Respiratory - Answer Lungs become restricted by rib cage; rib cage size
increases; lung tissue becomes more rigid; decrease in respiratory
strength; low lung expands less, upper lung more.
Musculoskeletal - Answer Decreased muscle fibers and tissue, muscle
strength; increased waste products in muscle (lactic acid, carbon
,dioxide); muscle cells accumulate fat and collagen; bones become
porous and lose bone mass; calcium leaves the bone.
Digestive - Answer Teeth loosen and gums recess; loss of taste buds.
Decrease in: enzyme actions, hydrochloric acid (HCL), peristalsis, ability
to tolerate fat, gag reflex and sphincter control.
Endocrine - Answer Decrease in cells, size of glands, gland secretions,
ability to adapt to stress because of decreased adrenaline, decreased
thyroid secretions.
Urinary - Answer Decrease in size of kidneys, functional cells, vascular
circulation to kidneys, urine produced and eliminated, filtering
functions of kidneys, decreased tone of urinary muscles and ability to
control flow of urine.
Reproductive - Women - Answer Decrease in size of ovaries, uterus,
amount of hormonal secretions.
, Reproductive - Males - Answer Prostrate enlarges, decrease size of
testes.
Neurological - Answer Decrease in brain weight, neural cells,
psychomotor reaction time, blood flow to the brain and in all sensory
perceptions; memory loss; plaques form in brain tissue.
Conservator - Answer Legal authority and duty to protect assets of a
"Protected Person" (a minor or incompetent). Appointed by court. Can
only make decisions about property.
DNR - Answer Order by a physician, with respect to specific patient, re:
cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest.
Durable Power of Attorney - Answer Becomes effective when principle
becomes incompetent to act for himself. Cannot make medical
decisions unless specifically stated.
2024 latest update.
Integumentary - Answer Skin
Circulatory - Answer Decreased cardiac output. Enzyme action on
heart, heat rate and ability of heart to return to normal after. illness
Respiratory - Answer Lungs become restricted by rib cage; rib cage size
increases; lung tissue becomes more rigid; decrease in respiratory
strength; low lung expands less, upper lung more.
Musculoskeletal - Answer Decreased muscle fibers and tissue, muscle
strength; increased waste products in muscle (lactic acid, carbon
,dioxide); muscle cells accumulate fat and collagen; bones become
porous and lose bone mass; calcium leaves the bone.
Digestive - Answer Teeth loosen and gums recess; loss of taste buds.
Decrease in: enzyme actions, hydrochloric acid (HCL), peristalsis, ability
to tolerate fat, gag reflex and sphincter control.
Endocrine - Answer Decrease in cells, size of glands, gland secretions,
ability to adapt to stress because of decreased adrenaline, decreased
thyroid secretions.
Urinary - Answer Decrease in size of kidneys, functional cells, vascular
circulation to kidneys, urine produced and eliminated, filtering
functions of kidneys, decreased tone of urinary muscles and ability to
control flow of urine.
Reproductive - Women - Answer Decrease in size of ovaries, uterus,
amount of hormonal secretions.
, Reproductive - Males - Answer Prostrate enlarges, decrease size of
testes.
Neurological - Answer Decrease in brain weight, neural cells,
psychomotor reaction time, blood flow to the brain and in all sensory
perceptions; memory loss; plaques form in brain tissue.
Conservator - Answer Legal authority and duty to protect assets of a
"Protected Person" (a minor or incompetent). Appointed by court. Can
only make decisions about property.
DNR - Answer Order by a physician, with respect to specific patient, re:
cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest.
Durable Power of Attorney - Answer Becomes effective when principle
becomes incompetent to act for himself. Cannot make medical
decisions unless specifically stated.
