Apatient who is 60 years old c/o low back pain for the last 5-6 weeks. she states the severity is about 4/10 and that she gets no relief from sitting, standing, or lying. the np should consider:

just have more confidence in yourself.

the aorta is the large artery leaving the heart branches into smaller arteries, which eventually branch into capillaries.the arteries carry oxygen and nutrients away from your heart, to your body's tissues. the capillaries are small, thin blood vessels that connect the arteries and the veins. the statement that arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to capillaries is true. veins on the other hand are blood vessels that take oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.