What is the average blood volume in adult females?

a. 3-4 L c. 4-5 L
b. 5-6 L d. 6-7 L


c. 4-5 L

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If left untreated, glaucoma can lead to what?

A) Presbyopia B) Hyperopia C) Myopia D) Blindness

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Acid is used in the quantification of hemoglobin F laboratory test because:

a. Fetal cells are resistant to acid, which facilitates quantification of hemoglobin F. b. Adult cells are resistant to acid, which facilitates quantification of hemoglobin F. c. Acid inhibits other interfering hemoglobins. d. Acid lyses RBCs to release hemoglobin F

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During aerosol drug delivery using a small-volume jet nebulizer (SVN) set at 8 L/min input flow, a patient asks that the head of the bed be lowered to a semi-Fowler's position

Immediately after doing so, you observe a significant drop in SVN aerosol output, despite there being at least 3 ml of solution left in the reservoir. What would you do to correct this problem? a. Add 1 to 2 ml more diluent to the nebu-lizer reservoir. b. Increase the nebulizer input flow to 10 to 12 L/min. c. Reposition the patient so that the SVN is more upright. d. Decrease the nebulizer input flow to 3 to 4 L/min.

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