What is the blood pH when the PCO2 is 60 mmHg and HCO3– is 18 mmol/L?

A. 6.99
B. 7.10
C. 7.30
D. 7.40


B

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Your patient is a 55-year-old male who is in moderate distress and complaining of chest pain. He states that he experienced an acute onset of left-sided crushing chest pain while playing basketball with his grandson. He complains of weakness and near-syncope with exertion. His skin is pale, cool, and diaphoretic. HR = 40, BP = 72/40, RR = 20, SaO2 = 95%. The monitor shows a third-degree AV block

Which of the following is most appropriate? A) Sedation and transcutaneous pacing B) Atropine, 0.5 mg, up to 2.0 mg C) Dopamine at 5 mcg/kg/min D) Aspirin, nitroglycerin, and morphine

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What do people who have insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus require to maintain health?

What will be an ideal response?

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A ____ pacemaker is effective when the heart is in asystole but can be dangerous if the patient still has a native underlying rhythm.

A. random mode B. fixed mode C. standard D. type I

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Traumatic granuloma may be confused clinically with which of the following?

a. Squamous cell carcinoma b. Tuberculosis c. Histoplasmosis d. Chancre e. All the above

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