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A 12-year-old boy is brought to the Emergency Department with sudden onset of dyspnea with wheezing. The patient had a similar episode a month ago. An arterial blood gas shows hypoxemia, hypercapnia and acidosis. The chest X-ray shows clear lung fields. The most likely accompanying laboratory finding in this case would be:

Which of the following theorists is credited with coining the phrase “the survival of the fittest”?

A child notices that their father always drives when both parents are in the car. Due to this, the child comes to believe that women should be passive and men should be active. This process is called

Which of the following is an advantage of school vouchers often cited by the vouchers’ supporters?

A 28-year-old HIV (+) male patient presents to the ER complaining of shortness of breath, non-productive cough, and fever.  Vital signs for the patient are as follows:    T: 101°F (orally) BP: 110/70 (left arm, seated) HR: 118/min, regular RR: 26/min O2 saturation (room air): 88%             Lung examination reveals bibasilar rales, and is otherwise unremarkable.  Chest radiograph (CXR) demonstrates diffuse bilateral infiltrates, and arterial blood gas (ABG) reveals significant hypoxemia.  Based on this information, which of the following conditions is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?

__________ is the most extreme form of authoritarianism.

Arlie Hochschild’s study of two-income families found that women were much more likely than men to do the majority of the unpaid labor inside the home, even after a full day’s work outside the home. What term do sociologists use to describe this extra labor?

Why would a company outsource or contract out labor it might otherwise employ its own staff to perform?

During your Internal Medicine rotation, you are asked to interpret pulmonary function test (PFT) results for the following patient: A 36-year-old male patient presents with a 3-week history of cough and chest tightness.  He has been waking up most nights with coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath.  He states that his allergies (rhinitis and itchy eyes) are acting up.  He has never smoked.  His chest x-ray (CXR) is normal. FEV1 = 1.81L (65% predicted; normal range: 80%-120%) FVC = 3.38L (92% predicted: normal range: 80%-120%) FEV1/FVC = 0.54 (normal: > 0.7) Based on the above PFT data, the patient’s FEV1/FVC ratio is consistent with which of the following interpretations?

An employee who has a special relationship with his boss is promoted instead of a more deserving co-worker. This is an example of the