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Which of the following would be the “expected” A-a gradient for a 68 year old female?

Which of the following is the primary abnormality in the patient described in the previous question?

Regarding the patient described in the previous question, all of the following are true EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT a primary cause of hypoxemia?

Which of the following is characteristic of ALI?

Which of the following is the treatment of choice for severe fungal infections?

All of the following are characteristics of Type I respiratory failure, EXCEPT:

BONUS: You determine that an acutely ill patient can generate an MIP of –18 cm H2O. Based on this information, what might you conclude?

Which of the following findings is most useful to distinguish chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure from acute hypercapnic respiratory failure?

BONUS: The primary physiologic cause of increased deadspace in emphysema is: