A 66-year-old man is annoyed by the tremor in his hands, but…

A 66-year-old man is annoyed by the tremor in his hands, but the tremor goes away when he performs routine tasks using his hands. His friends remarked that he seems sullen, does not smile at them, but only stares with a fixed expression on his face. He has not yet suffered any loss of mental ability. Which of the following conditions is this patient most likely to have?

A 35-year-old female with AIDS was transported to the ER wit…

A 35-year-old female with AIDS was transported to the ER with a fever of 39o Celsius (102.2o Fahrenheit [N = 97 – 99o Fahrenheit]), and a three-week history of copious diarrhea. For this patient, what is the most likely critical course of events that led to her acid-base disturbance?