PASP cycle 5 - Clinical Governance & Error Management Flashcards
What is the Sodium-Potassium Pump?
a plasma membrane antiport cotransporter protein that transports sodium and potassium against concentration gradient.
Which options most accurately describes Type I skeletal muscle fibres? They are…
red, slow-twitch, oxidative fibres that resist fatigue.
What happens during eccentric skeletal muscle contractions?
Muscle length increases as tension is being generated.
What does the P wave of an ECG represent?
Atrial depolarization.
What structures form the brainstem?
The midbrain, the pons, and the medulla oblongata.
what is the haematocrit? what pathology does a low haematocrit indicate?
The haematocrit is the percentage in volume of red blood cells in blood. Low haematocrit can indicate anaemia.
What of the following drugs would you prescribe to treat a hypertensive patient (remember BP = HR x SV x TPR)?
a drug to promote vasodilation.
What is the function of turbinates and where can you find them?
They are in the nasal cavity and cause air turbulences that facilitate air warming, humidification, and filtration.
Where does gas exchange occur?
In the respiratory membrane.
What of the following sentences is NOT correct about PNS?
The parasympathetic nervous system controls our voluntary conscious movement.
