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A child of mass 30.0 kg begins from rest and slides down a waterslide without friction, then launches into a pool. What is her speed in meters per second at pt. 2 assuming the height of this point is {h} above the ground?

A 70-year-old woman presents with shortness of breath at rest over the past 3 days. She has found it difficult to walk short distances due to shortness of breath. Additionally, she is experiencing confusion, orthopnea, nocturnal dyspnea, and lightheadedness. She denies cough, fever, chills, diaphoresis, anxiety, chest pain, pleurisy, nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, rashes, and syncope. On physical examination, the patient is short of breath, requiring numerous pauses during conversation. She is afebrile, but she is tachycardic, diaphoretic, and her extremities are cool. There is a diminished first heart sound, S3 gallop, laterally displaced PMI, bibasilar rales, and dullness to percussion and expiratory wheezing noted. An elevated JVD and 2+ pitting edema of the lower extremities is evident. What mechanism is primarily responsible for her symptoms?

Match the appropriate prompts with the correct answers.

The secondary immune response produces fewer antibodies than the primary immune response.

How many different types of antibodies exist?

Which coronary artery (see #11 on the image below) would result in impaired blood flow to the anterior heart/left ventricle, during a heart attack?    

When trying to educate a student about the release of free radicals and the role they play in formation of atherosclerosis, which of the following statements is most accurate?

The image below represents what type of transport?   

Lactase helps digest lactose into glucose and galactose. The enzyme is:

An 11-month-old girl is noted to have blue lips and some fatigue after running around the room for as little as 4 minutes. The mother reports an uncomplicated, normal delivery. However, as the family has recently immigrated from Mexico, and she has not been evaluated by a doctor or NP in the past. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?