What Is a "Circuit Split"? List Two Mechanisms by Which

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Essay

What is a "circuit split"? List two mechanisms by which a circuit split may be resolved.

Understand the mechanisms of venous blood return and the factors affecting it.

Recognize the significance of pulse assessment and its indications regarding vascular health.

Understand and accurately document different types of edema in pregnant patients.

Identify and describe conditions causing lower extremity discomfort and visible changes in pregnant women.

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Definitions:

Decay Theory

The hypothesis that memory fades and disappears over time if not used or revisited.

Interference

A phenomenon in which the learning of new information hampers the ability to recall previously learned information.

Repression

A defense mechanism where undesirable thoughts, memories, or desires are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.

Retrograde Amnesia

A type of memory loss where an individual cannot recall information that was learned before a specific event or injury.