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The first arterial blood gas for an asthma patient in the emergency department reveals: pH 7.49; PaCO2 30; PaO2 82; SaO2 95%; HCO3- 24 on a nasal cannula 3 L/min. The patient’s peak expiratory flow rate was 165 L/min, respiratory rate was 16 breaths/min, and pulse 106 beats/min. After continuous aerosolized albuterol over the past hour, the patient’s current ABG results are as follows: pH 7.33; PaCO2 47; PaO2 49; SaO2 79%; HCO3- 25 on a high flow nasal cannula 15 L/min. The patient’s peak expiratory flow rate is 95 L/min, respiratory rate 35 breaths/min, pulse 128 beats/min, and the patient is diaphoretic and confused. The respiratory therapist should suggest which of the following at this time?

Which of the following are ways that viscosity affects gases in magma? 

Volcanic eruptions with which of the following VEIs happen the most often?

What is the volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of a Yellowstone super-eruption?

Slow flowing, more viscous basaltic lava commonly has a rough, blocky texture called ________.

The Columbia River Basalts erupted in eastern Washington, western Idaho, and northeastern Oregon between 17 and 14 million years ago.  They are an example of:

A caldera collapse occurs ________________.

CHOOSE  5 of the 7 major consequences associated with climate change that we will experience in our lifetime and for each tell me the affect it will have to humans either socially, economically, or politically. (1 pt for each consequence and 1 pt for each effect)  

Lava extruded at high temperatures tends to be:

Increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has the effect of making the ocean __________.