Explain how a pulse oximeter works

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Assignment:

1. Discuss some of the key disruptions of respiratory function that can lead to disease.

2. Discuss the risk factors and signs and symptoms of lower urinary tract infections: urethritis and cystitis.

3. Answer the following questions:

1. Describe the role of hemoglobin molecules in relation to the respiratory system.

2. Explain how a pulse oximeter works.

3. Identify and compare at least three of the signs and symptoms of either an allergy and a cold; a cold and the flu; or an allergy and the flu.

4. List one of the most common infectious agents that cause bacterial pneumonia and one of the most common infectious agents that cause viral pneumonia.

5. List at least five of the signs and symptoms of tuberculosis.

6. Describe how cystic fibrosis affects the body, including the respiratory and other body systems.

4. Define the following terms:

aldosterone
antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
anuria
cystitis
cystoscope
diabetic nephropathy
dysuria
glomerulonephritis
glomerulus
hemodialysis
hydrolithotripsy
hydronephrosis
hydroureters
hyperkalemia
lithotripsy
micturition
nephron
peritoneal dialysis
pyelonephritis
pyuria

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