____ heat is created from the friction of two materials rubbing against each other.

Patients diagnosed with hypertension are given a medication called hydrochlorothiazide. How does this medication work to treat hypertension?

a. It reduces the amount of red blood cells in the bone marrow. b. It allows muscles to contract more forcefully. c. It increases urination. d. None of the above.

Neuromuscular blocking agents:

A) are most commonly used as the sole agent to facilitate placement of an ET tube. B) convert a breathing patient with a marginal airway into an apneic patient with no airway. C) induce total body paralysis within 10 to 15 minutes following administration via IV push. D) have a negative effect on both cardiac and smooth muscle and commonly cause dysrhythmias.