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Question 4 of 7 After performing an initial assessment, the patient still does not open his eyes, only moans to painful stimulus, and withdraws from pain. There is no trauma noted upon examination. The patients’ pupils are unequal; the left pupil is completely dilated and unreactive while the right pupil is 3 mm and reactive. You obtain vital signs; Pulse is bounding at a rate of 56, blood pressure is 192/128, respiratory rate is being assisted via bag valve mask. Unassisted, the patient’s has intermittent respiratory rate is 4-6 breaths per minute with 15-20 second periods of apnea. You apply the cardiac monitor which shows Sinus Bradycardia. The patient’s SPO2 is 96% with assisted ventilations and high flow oxygen. Blood glucose is 98 mg/dL. What is the most likely cause of the patient’s condition?

You are dispatched to a residence for a 61-year-old woman with flulike symptoms. Upon your arrival, the patient greets you at the door. She complains of a headache and nausea, and tells you that she has vomited twice. Her husband, who is lying on the couch in the living room, began experiencing the same symptoms at about the same time. You should:

Uracil is found only in:

What is the result of DNA replication?

What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

Following meiosis I, the daughter cells are ________; following meiosis II, the daughter cells are ________; and following fertilization the daughter cells are ________.

Why are autosomal monosomies generally more lethal than sex chromosome abnormalities?

Which statement about meiosis and genetic variation is true?

Which of the following best illustrates codominance?

Worth a couple of bonus points. Describe, in detail, something that you studied that was NOT on this exam.