Part II. Critical Thinking 1. What blood problems would you expect in a patient after a total gastrectomy, removal of the
stomach? (5pts)
2. Why do many anemic patients have gray feces/ stool? (5pts)
3. What happens to cardiac output following the ingestion of a large amount of fluid? (5pts)
4. Discuss the normal, one-way blood circulation (10pts)
5. High blood pressure can be caused by advanced atherosclerosis of the renal arteries, even
though blood flow appears sufficient to allow a normal volume of urine to be produced. Explain
how atherosclerosis of the renal arteries can result in high blood pressure. (5pts)
6. A child appears healthy until approximately 9 months of age. Then the child develops severe
bacterial infections. One after another. Fortunately, the infections are successfully treated with
antibiotics. When infected with measles and other viral disease, the child recovers without
difficulty. Explain (10pts)
7. A patient has pneumonia, and fluids accumulate within the alveoli. Explain why this results in an
increased rate of respiration. How can Oxygen (02) therapy return this rate to normal? (5pts)