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The primary goal of acid-base homeostasis is to maintain a normal PaO2.  

When a strong acid (e.g., HCl) is added to the bicarbonate buffer system (e.g., H2CO3/NaHCO3), what is the result?  Strong base and neutral salt  Strong acid and neutral salt  Weak acid and neutral salt  Weak acid and basic salt

An ABG results done on room air shows a pH 7.42, PaCO2 39 mm Hg, PaO2 80 mm Hg, HCO3 25.1 mm Hg.  Which of the following is most likely the interpretation of this acid-base?

If the blood PCO2 is high, the kidneys will do which of the following?

All of the following are components of the body’s Non bicarbonate buffer system except:

All of the following causes a “hyperchloremic” acidosis with a normal anion gap except:

5. Consider the following claim: The point of view in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat” creates an ambiguity about how and whether events described in the story actually occurred. Select all that apply as an aspect of the story that supports this claim. (Hint – select 2)  

What, according to Aristotle, is friendship for the sake of virtue?  Be sure to explain: (a) What virtue is, according to Aristotle, (b) How (as your professor explained in one of the lectures) Aristotle’s account of virtue in Books 1 and 2 requires supplementation by his account of friendship in Books 8 and 9, and (c) Exactly how his account of friendship provides that supplementation, giving details about what Aristotle believes friendship for the sake of virtue amounts to.

According to Egan’s, what is the total lung-thorax compliance in a normal individual?  

All of the following are clinical signs of hypokalemia except: