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Facilitated diffusion across a biological membrane requires __________ and moves a substance __________ its concentration gradient.

Scenario: You respond to a 45-year-old male patient presents with shortness of breath, blood sugar of 400, and lethargy. You obtain the following arterial blood gas (ABG) results: pH: 7.29 PaCO₂: 45 mmHg HCO₃⁻: 20 mEq/L  What is the most likely acid-base disturbance based on the ABG results? 

There are 800 students enrolled in Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes Secondary School. The ratio of girls to boys is 6 :4. How many girls go to this school? Show your work!

Categorize the following items into the appropriate categories.

A provider has ordered Cloxacillin  200 mg po q6h for a child weighing 33 lb. Cloxacillin 125 mg/5 mL is available. The recommended dosage is 50-100 mg/kg/day.  Calculate the safe dosage range for this child.   Is the ordered dose safe? If yes, how many mL should the child receive per dose?

Which of the following reasons is intravenous (IV) therapy not indicated for?

Ms. Taylor-Brown made some banana muffins but ran out of clean measuring cups.  She needs 3 cups of flour. She remembered her Grandmother told her that 8 tablespoons is equal to half a cup. She has a tablespoon! How many tablespoons would she need to get 3 cups of flower? Show your thinking and your process work. 

Scenario Overview: You and your partner, both AEMTs, are dispatched to a residence for a 45-year-old male patient who is experiencing severe shortness of breath. The patient has a history of COPD and is currently on home oxygen therapy. Upon arrival, the patient is in respiratory distress, with labored breathing and cyanosis. The patient is conscious but unable to speak in full sentences and is visibly fatigued from the effort to breathe. You must initiate airway management interventions and prepare for possible advanced airway procedures.   En Route: During transport, the patient’s condition deteriorates. The patient becomes unresponsive and is no longer breathing effectively despite continued BVM ventilation. You and your partner prepare for advanced airway intervention. What is the MOST appropriate advanced airway procedure for this patient in respiratory failure? 

A child is diagnosed with a(n) ______ based on whether their academic achievement is lower than that expected from their scores on achievement or intelligence tests.

When a duck flies, it beats its wings about 23 times in 10 s. How many times will it beat its wings in 2 min? Show how you figured this out with one of the strategies from class.