bri.mcelveen

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1. COPD/Emphysema/Bronchitis

   bri.mcelveen replied to bri.mcelveen's topic in General Nursing

   Ok. So I think it's all coming together, and yes, I do have a strong tendency to overthink things. ONe last clarification: I know that the medulla mediates breathing control. I understand that hypoxia is the drive for a COPD patient to breathe and th...

2. COPD/Emphysema/Bronchitis

   bri.mcelveen posted a topic in General Nursing

   I understand that COPD is a combination of emphysema and bronchitis. However, I'm trying to piece together a couple things from my lecture. Bronchitis' main component is thick sputum with coughing (productive). Emphysema's main component is air trapp...

3. Preload and Afterload

   bri.mcelveen posted a topic in Cardiac

   I'm in my second level of nursing school and we are studying perfusion. I know I am going way too deep into the mechanics here, but I am the type of learner that i have to see the ENTIRE puzzle in order to understand the concept. Unfortunately, I'm m...