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Week 6: Discussion Forum A 29-year-old female develops sepsis following a bacte
Week 6: Discussion Forum A 29-year-old female develops sepsis following a bacterial infection from a leg wound. As a consequence, she experiences profound vasodilation. For the prompt, explain in depth: What effect does vasodilation have on afterload and why? What effect does vasodilation have on blood pressure and why? How would her body compensate to…
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A newborn baby exhibits signs of respiratory distress due to the lack of surfac
A newborn baby exhibits signs of respiratory distress due to the lack of surfactant. She has signs of low oxygen and high carbon dioxide. Explain the following in depth: What is the role of surfactant, what cell secretes it, and when does the body start its production as well as when it is secreted? Why…