Describe the clinical manifestations of respiratory acidosis.
What will be an ideal response?
Laboratory values in acute respiratory failure will indicate a decreased pH and an elevated pCO2. Bicarbonate levels will be slightly elevated if renal compensation has begun. Compensatory mechanisms or secondary responses allow the pH to remain normal but serum bicarbonate and arterial pCO2 are elevated. Serum electrolytes will show an increase in serum Ca+, K+, and possibly Cl-due to changes in renal controls.
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A) malaria B) acute respiratory infections C) measles D) All of the answers are correct.
Examine the Nutrition Facts panel for pita chips. 
If Jacob eats a bowl of 18 chips, how many grams of fat will he consume?
A. 6 grams B. 5 grams C. 10 grams D. 40 grams
What is the benefit of using controls in an experiment??
A) ?The size of the groups can be very large. B) ?The subjects do not need to know anything about the experiment. C) ?The subjects who are treated are balanced against the placebos. D) ?The groups are similar in all respects except for the treatment being tested.
The amino acid pool is comprised of the
A. only molecules that have been broken down from body proteins B. protein molecules only consumed in the diet C. protein molecules only consumed in the diet and from the breakdown of body glycogen D. protein molecules consumed in the diet and from the breakdown of body proteins