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What type of breathing pattern results with the stimulation of the J-receptors?

Which of the following changes is consistent with hypoxemia due to hypoventilation?

Based on the following O2 Dissociation Curve, if the patient presented with an ABG as follows: pH = 7.24, PaCO2 = 78 mmHg, PaO2 = 55 mmHg, HCO3 = 26 mEq/L Which of the following are true: I. a right shift has occurred II. SaO2 = 87%; CaO2 – 17.3 mL/dL III. a left shift has occurred IV. SaO2 = 85%; CaO2 = 16 mL/dL V. The P50 is less than normal

A surgical site infection that results from poor aseptic technique at the time of delivering an item to the sterile field is classified as

Inhalation agents enter the blood stream from the inhaled air through the alveoli in the lungs.

If the alveolar ventilation is 17 lpm and the pulmonary blood flow is 7.5 lpm, what is the V/Q ratio?

According to Poiseuille’s Law of flow and pressure, which of the following statements are true? I. If the radius of a tube is decreased by 50%, the flow will be increased by 1/16 it’s original flow II. As the radius of the tube decreases from it’s original size, pressure increases to maintain the same flow III. If the radius of a tube is decreased by 1/16 it’s original size, the pressure within the tube will increase 2 fold IV. As the radius of the tube decreases, flow decreases from it’s original flow V. If the radius of the tube is decreased by 16%; flow will decrease by 50% it’s original rate

Pre-operative and intraoperative antibiotics may be administered by any of the following methods EXCEPT

How much CO2 is normally transported back to the lungs for removal after tissue metabolism?

In the normal individual in the upright position, the:I. upper lung regions receive less ventilation than the lower lung regionII. lower lung regions receive more blood flow than the upper lung regionsIII. upper lung regions receive more ventilation then the lower lung regionsIV. lower lung regions receive less blood flow than the upper lung regions