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A 72-year-old male with long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease enters the emergency department with bibasilar pneumonia.  The following data are rapidly accumulated:            FIO2        0.21                         RR 25    pH           7.24                         HR 108 PaCO2    80 mm Hg               BP 130/90 PaO2      42 mm Hg                Temp 101.2° F HCO3‾   34 BE         +5 What is the clinical assessment of this patient?  acute alveolar hyperventilation superimposed on chronic ventilatory failure  acute ventilatory failure superimposed on chronic ventilatory failure   chronic ventilatory failure  acute ventilatory failure 

Which of the following best describes the difference between V/Q mismatch and shunt when supplemental oxygen is administered?  Both will respond equally well.  V/Q mismatch will respond well but shunt will not.   V/Q mismatch will not respond but shunt will respond well.  Neither will respond to the administration of supplemental oxygen.

The colorless liquid produced as a byproduct when plasma passes nourishment to capillaries and cells is known as:

The coordination of which two muscles enables the body to perform chewing (mastication)?

The frontalis and occipitalis muscles are joined by a tendon called the:

Bone is composed of 2/3 mineral matter and:

Muscle makes up approximately what percentage of the body’s weight?

The 14 bones of the foot that form the digits are known as the:

Raising the upper lip is accomplished by which of the following muscles?

The epicranius is formed by two muscles called the frontalis and the: