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A 50-year-old female was recently admitted to the ICU due to pulmonary edema. The patient is currently intubated, receiving mechanical ventilation, and has pulmonary artery catheter in place. You are reviewing the patient’s chart and find the following values:    ABG:                                                      Mixed Venous pH           7.20                                     SvO2   40% PaCO2    50 mmHg                            PvO2  28 mmHg PaO2      64 mmHg HCO3-    16 mEq/L SaO2      85% FiO2      70%  Hb        12 g/dL  PB 760 mmHg   Vital signs: HR 140 BPM;  RR 14;  BP 86/42 mmHg;  SV 40 mL

​Some research has suggested that women eat less than usual when they are in the presence of an attractive male. They seem to do this because ____.

​The automatic system in the duplex mind is BEST characterized as ____.

​Two key reasons that people engage in self-defeating behaviors are because of ____ and because of ____.

Approximately __________ mL of oxygen are extracted by the tissues every minute.

​Which male is LEAST likely to have sex before he is 15?

​Replication is an important part of ____.

​According to the text, the three main parts of the self are ____.

The response to conflict that involves staying committed to a relationship despite differences is __________.

Facilitated diffusion is a type of _______.