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You’re trying to ride through a concrete banked curve while testing out a bike.  You estimate that the curve is banked 30o above the horizontal and the radius of curvature is meters.  What is the constant velocity (in m/s) that you should ride through the curve without having to worry about the static friction between your tires and the concrete? (Remember to estimate g as 10 m/s2)

Which of the following statements is false about vesicular or normal breath sounds?

What mineral plays an important role in oxygen transport?

Which of the following diseases would be recorded in the family history as a hereditary disorder?1. Asthma2. Pneumonia3. Cystic fibrosis4. α1-antitrypsin deficiency

Which of the following mechanisms does explain why patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have a poor cough?1. Weak muscles of breathing2. Increased elastic recoil3. Airway obstruction4. Decreased lung compliance

What is a decrease in tissue oxygenation called?

What does the letter S stand for in the SBAR method of documentation?

When bronchoprovocation testing is used, the FEV1 needs to decrease by what percentage before a diagnosis of hyperactive airways is made?

Which of the following is a pulmonary effect of starvation?

Of which of the following components should the majority of dietary intake be made up?