Category: B

A common contemporary family group including children from previous and current relationships. A family that consists of a biological parent, a stepparent, and the children of one or both parents. Family formed when one or both parents bring children from a previous union. In the domain of familial dynamics, a new family unit emerges through…

An exercise in which the patient exhales into a tube with high end-expiratory pressure to open regions of the lung that may have collapsed and to prevent atelectasis. This encourages deep breathing, which tends to aid lung expansion.  

The substance concentration of base in extracellular fluid determined at a pH of 7.40 and Pco2 of 40 mm Hg. Because this quantity cannot be determined directly, a model of extracellular fluid is used as a basis. The model consists of one volume of blood plus two volumes of plasma. As with the base excess…

The substance concentration of base in whole blood determined at a pH of 7.40 and Pco2 of 40 mm Hg. This measurement helps one assess the relative contribution of respiratory versus metabolic components in acid-base imbalances in the blood.  

Moral inquiry into issues raised by health care education, practice, and research.  

An RBC in which cytoplasm stains blue. The staining may be diffuse (material uniformly distributed) or punctate (material appearing as pinpoint dots).  

A stationary bicycle used in determining the amount of work performed by the rider.  

An enzyme produced by the cells of the villi and microvilli (brush border) lining the small intestine.  

An enzyme, called a glycosyltransferase, that transfers a carbohydrate unit from one molecule to another.  

An enzyme produced by bacteria; many have specific, toxic effects on humans.