The Beard-Hacker Thesis claims that postbellum economic growth in the United States   a.  was slowed by rapid immigration.   b.  was accelerated by rapid immigration from English speaking countries.   c.  was slowed by the formation of industrial monopolies.   d.  was accelerated by economic and financial changes generated by the Civil War.

What was not one of the primary reasons why people opposed the First and Second Banks of the United States?    a.  They printed too much money and triggered a substantial inflation.   b.  They had monopoly control over some banking activities.   c.  They were unconstitutional.   d.  They did not provide sufficiently generous lending policies.

Which United States President is most closely identified with the New Deal?   a.  Calvin Coolidge.   b.  Herbert Hoover.    c.  Franklin Roosevelt.   d.  Theodore Roosevelt. 

From which country came the fewest immigrants during the large wave of immigrants who arrived in the U.S. in the 1840s and 1850s?    a.  England.   b.  Germany.   c.  Ireland.   d.  Spain.

A patient on AC/VC has orders to be placed on SIMV with PSV. What pressure support should this patient initially be set on based on the following ventilator parameters? Mode – AC Total Rate – 18 breaths/min Rate – 12 breaths/min Exhaled VT  – 500 ml VT – 550 ml PIP – 30 cm H2O PEEP – 5 cm H2O Static – 20 cm H2O FIO2 – 0.40

A negative owner’s equity indicates an insolvent business.

If $50,000 cash on hand is used to pay $50,000 operating loan then on the day of the transaction

According to Walton and Rockoff, the primary reason for the demise of the canal system was    a.  excessive reliance on individual entrepreneurs so that a system of canals was never created.   b.  excessive government regulation that kept canal rates and profits too low.    c.  environmental damage from deforestation that left canals flooded at some times and dry at others.   d.  competition from the railroads. 

A 5’10” male patient currently on BiPAP of 15/8 cm H2O with an FIO2 0.60 has orders for intubation and CMV. ABG was obtained while on NPPV:   pH – 7.15 PaCO2 – 68 mmHg PaO2 – 48 mmHg HCO3 – 29 mEq/L BE – +4 mEq/L   What settings should be recommended for this patient?

The majority of slaves that were brought to the New World during the colonial period were used in the production of:   a.  cotton.   b.  sugar.   c.  tobacco.   d.  rice.