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Epinephrine and norepinephrine exert all of the following actions except:

Given 3:4 = X:12, find the value of X.

Which of the following is the most frequently used pharmacology resource in the Operating Room?

Which of the following does NOT occur to the urinary system as an individual ages?

Which of the following secretes a fluid containing fructose to provide an energy source for sperm?

Sam has 100 cc of lidocaine on his back table. He draws up 1/4 of the solution for the local medication table. How much lidocaine does he have left on his back table?

BONUS: If during normal breathing, inspired air reaches only 50% relative humidity at 37°C, what will be the humidity deficit as air passes through the trachea?

Which of the following fractions is the result of dividing 1/48 by 1/8?

Jenny is a 58 year old lady with no previous cardiac or respiratory dysfunction who presents to the ED with an acute onset of extreme dyspnea, cyanosis, using accessory muscles to breathe and lower extremity edema. She relates increasing shortness of breath over the last three days. Her SpO2 is 84% on room air. Your assessment reveals the following information: Bilateral breath sounds with diffuse inspiratory crackles, RR = 32, HR 138, B/P 129/82, Temp 99.1 F. Blood gases in the emergency department reveal: pH 7.52, PaCO2 22, PaO2 38, HCO3 23, SaO2 80% Which of the following statements best describes her overall V/Q status?

What is the P(A-a)O2 and what does the value indicate? ABG: pH = 7.30, PaCO2 = 52 torr, PaO2 = 63 torr, HCO3 = 25 mEq/L on a 30% air-entrainment mask.