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A 700-gram neonate has been resuscitated following a precipitous delivery with abruption of the placenta. Mechanical ventilation is initiated with the following settings:Mode: VCVFiO2: 0.50Rate: 40/minPEEP: 5 cm H2OPIP: 2.8 mLThe heart rate is 140 bpm and the SaO2 is 95%. The mean blood pressure is noted to be 25 mm Hg. These findings are most consistent with:

 Here is a unity feedback system. The plant Gp = 5/(s+5) and lead compensator Gc = 20.7*(s+5)/(s+25). The zero crossing frequency of the bode plot of Gp*Gc is 100 rad/s. You want to to make a digital equivalent of this system where the plant has a zero order hold.  What sampling time T would you use? Explain and show the written work on paper. But also type the final answer below.  What will be the compensator in the z-domain, Gc(z) ?Explain and show the written work on paper. But also type the final answer below. What will be the plant in the z-domain Gp(z)?Explain and show the written work on paper. But also type the final answer below.   

A 6 year old patient in PICU is intubated secondary to hypoxemic respiratory failure and currently on PC-CMV-CT.  Vt is 7mL/kg, PEEP is 15 cmH20, IT is 0.8 seconds, FiO2 is 100%.  The SpO2 remains 85% despite these settings.  CXR reveals acute bilateral fluffy infiltrates.  The resident turns to the RCP and says, what can we try next?  

The Asthma Educator is providing asthma education to a 10 year old male and his mother. Which of the following are important to include in this education session?

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of ‘saber’ or ‘conocer’.  Then provide logical responses using complete sentences.   Question: ¿Ustedes [blank1] el restaurante “Red Lobster? Response:  [blank2]

Fill in the blank with the correct form of ‘saber’ or ‘conocer’ Mis padres no __________ que (that)voy de vacaciones. á  é   í   ó   ú

Soluble proteins maintained in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum contain a short amino acid sequence at the C-terminus as a retrieval signal, which is ________.

What is the relationship between Sister Pauline Quinn’s program, in which prison inmates train service and therapy dogs, and sociological concepts of the self and of interaction?

After studying the Indigenous peoples of Australia, Émile Durkheim concluded that any form of religion is united in its definition of what is/are __________ and __________.

What is The Problem for Sociology?