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A sedated 6 feet male patient is on ventilatory support. The patient’s vent settings and arterial blood gas results are below: Mode = AC/VC Rate = 15 breaths/min Tidal volume = 650 ml Oxygen = 40% pH = 7.28 PaCO2 = 60 torr PaO2 = 70 torr  HCO3 = 29 mEq/L Based on this information, what would you recommend?

An adult patient in the emergency room came in with COPD exacerbation. The patient was given X2 of 5 mg of albuterol and 0.5 mg of Ipratropium bromide but the patient continues to use his accessory muscles of inspiration and bilateral wheezes. What should be recommended now?

An awake and alert female patient who is 5′ 8″ tall was just placed on this weaning mode. Parameters are below: CPAP – 5 cm H2O Total rate – 30 breaths FIO2 – 35% Tidal volume – 250 ml RSBI – 120 MIP – (-23) What should be done next?

Suppose that you have the situation that the P site of the prokaryotic ribosome contains a tRNA to which is attached a peptidyl chain, and the A site contains a tRNA to which is attached an amino acid.  What is the next step?

In response to diet, which of the following is NOT true regarding the “Fed State”?

Fatty acid synthesis and Fatty acid degradation occur using the same pathways and enzymes.

The consequence of a mutation in a prokaryotic gene resulting in a change in the first codon of the mRNA from AUG to CUG would be:

The enzymes of the TCA cycle in a eukaryotic cell are located in the:

Please match the correct order of the stages of fatty acid synthesis.

Which of the following employs the enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase?