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Patients with ____ suffer from the destruction of the walls of the alveoli.​

In which layer of the epidermis are melanocytes located?  

​ The ____ converts harmful ammonia form the digestion of proteins to harmless urea and provides bile to emulsify fats.

Which of the following is/are true regarding fetal hemoglobin?I.   Fetal hemoglobin has a lower affinity for oxygen as compared to adult hemoglobin.II.  Fetal hemoglobin will shift the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to the left.III. Fetal hemoglobin will shift the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to the right.IV. Fetal hemoglobin will have a higher oxygen carrying capacity as compared to adult hemoglobin.

​ The ____ gland is a bilobed mass of tissue in the mediastinum along the trachea.

​ The first part of the small intestine is called the ____.

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

​ The ____ produce(s) sperm and the male steroid sex hormones.

You are caring for a term neonate with pneumonia.  You place a pulse oximeter on the neonate’s right hand and note a saturation of 90%.  You place a second pulse oximeter on the neonate’s left foot and note a saturation of 82%.  Which of the following is the appropriate intervention?

The RT is examining a 7 year old with a 2 day history of increased coughing and breathing difficulty. The cough is non-productive. The child is alert with mild to moderate intercostal and sternal retractions and nasal flaring during inspiration. You hear no abnormal noises during inspiration, but on auscultation of the chest you hear bilateral expiratory wheezes. The parent at bedside reports, “It seems like this happens every time they get a cold, it just seemed worse today.” What additional testing should the RT recommend?