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Considering what you know about Shannon diversity indices please report the richness for the following community. It has 15 rabbits, 20 squirrels, 0 eagles, 2 foxes, 25 mice, and 35 squirrels.

Let’s pretend that I am an evil scientist and I want to create blindsight in a person. What location in the brain would I need to damage?

15 year old 50 Kg boy is currently in the emergency department receiving BIPAP, IPAP 14 cmH2O, EPAP 7 cmH2O with an FIO2 of 100% . ABG results indicate immediate mechanical ventilation. What ventilator settings should you recommend?

A 7 y/o girl is in the emergency department for shortness of breath due to asthma exacerbation. Her mom stated that she has already received 6 puffs of albuterol x 3 prior to arriving to the hospital. What should the therapist recommend?

A 1 year old infant is unresponsive and cardiopulmonary resuscitation must be started. Where  should the practitioner palpate for the pulse?

A pediatric child was just intubated and a colorimetric capnometer was attached. What would indicate that the endotracheal tube is in the trachea after giving manual ventilation?

When servicing an ABG analyzer, the Severinghaus electrode is reading outside of the standard deviation. What does this electrode measure?

An 65 y/o patient post-surgical kidney removal. The patient continues to be on CMV with a pulmonary artery catheter in place. Hemodynamic results are as follows:CVP – 8 mmHgPAP – 40 mmHgPCWP – 18 mmHgBP – 160/95 mmHg   What should the practitioner suspect?

An adult patient is going to surgery for a hernia repair. What medications should the patient receive initially for the procedure?   I. Narcotic II. Sedative III. Vasodilator IV. Paralytic

During resuscitation of an adult male patient, the following electrocardiogram is observed.  What medication can be used to reverse this arrhythmia?