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Gluconeogenesis, the formation of glucose from fats and proteins, is due to the action of ________.  

Mineralocorticoid is to aldosterone as glucocorticoid is to ________.  

The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is NOT a true endocrine gland because ________.  

Regulating hormones from the hypothalamus ________.  

Steroid hormones exert their action by ________.  

The hypothalamic-hypophyseal tract ________.  

A 36 weeks’ gestational age infant is delivered by emergency cesarean section due to placental abruption. Physical exam reveals a pale, limp infant with retractions who is tachypneic and grunting. The infant is hypotensive, tachycardic, and has a capillary refill time of 4 seconds. An echocardiogram shows poorly filled ventricles. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 29 weeks’ gestational age neonate with respiratory distress syndrome is receiving high-frequency jet ventilation with conventional ventilation. The SpO2 is 94% and the transcutaneous CO2 value is 59 mm Hg. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist do?

An 8-year-old girl with a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea and obesity has an adenotonsillectomy. She is seen in the clinic 6 weeks later and her parents report that she continues to snore loudly when sleeping. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend?

Addison G. was admitted to PICU after a MVC.  She suffered several pulmonary contusions.  She was initially on a 2L NC in the ER and has progressed to mechanical ventilation.  What precipitated her ventilatory failure?