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In their article “The Impact of Racism, Power, Privilege, and Positionality on Communication Sciences and Disorders Research,” Ellis and colleagues (2021) highlight several ways we can address these issues.  For example, they state a key first step in change is acknowledgement that a problem exists and agreement that change is warranted.” As you reflect on our class discussions and this article, what are THREE other CONCRETE steps you think researchers can take?

Which of the following statements best describes the pharmacology of local anesthetics?

Experimental research involves [experiment1], whereas non-experimental research involves [experiment2].

A researcher is interested in parents’ opinions of speech therapy. They send out a flyer to all current parents of children receiving speech therapy through a particular clinic and include all eligible children who respond.  This is an example of ____________.

The foramen ovale functionally closes at birth in part due to

What variable is manipulated in an experimental design?

You are caring for a 10-month-old, 7kg infant for placement of ear tubes. The procedure has just finished and you are waking the patient up when you suddenly hear an inspiratory ‘squeak’ and then lose your ETCO2 waveform. You place an appropriately sized oral airway, readjust your mask fit, and get the patient’s head in a better position. You look down to see the patient’s chest and abdomen moving, but you still see no ETCO2 waveform and now the O2 saturation has gone from 100% to 90%. What would be an appropriate next action?

Which of the following congenital heart lesions is typically acyanotic (results in left-to-right shunting)?

In a literature search it is always better to start narrow and expand your search as needed.

A full-term newborn will have which of the following differences in regard to pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics