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Unit 4

TIPS

Do lots of practice problems!

TRICKS (thanks to MedicalMnemonics.com and elsewhere)

carotid SinuS: measures preSSure.
carotid bO2dy measures O2.

Left shift: causes Loading of O2 in Lungs.
Right shift: causes Release of O2 from Hb.

Heart valves closure sequence:
"Many Things Are Possible":
Mitral, Tricuspid, Aortic, Pulmonic

Acidosis vs alkalosis: directions of pH and HCO3
ROME:
Respiratory= Opposite:
· pH is high, PCO2 is down (Alkalosis).
· pH is low, PCO2 is up (Acidosis).
Metabolic= Equal:
· pH is high, HCO3 is high (Alkalosis).
· pH is low, HCO3 is low (Acidosis).

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SITES

Heart animation
(http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/hyper_heart1.html)

Renal physiology outline
(http://www.utmem.edu/nephrology/documents/pathophys-renal-function1.pdf)

Cardiovascular study guide
(http://www.geocities.com/doctor_uae/phys2.htm)

Respiratory study guide
(http://www.geocities.com/doctor_uae/phys3.htm)

Renal study guide
(http://www.geocities.com/doctor_uae/phys5.htm)

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