According to Egan’s, what is the mean age-specific P(A – a)O2 difference of an 84-year- old male living at sea level?  

Which of the following measurements are useful indicators in assessing the adequacy of a patient’s oxygenation?  VD/VT  PaO2-to-FiO2 ratio  CO determination   PAO2–PaO2 difference    

Which of the following are associated with hypercapnic respiratory failure due to respiratory muscle weakness or fatigue? (Multiple Answers)  Charcot-Marie-Tooth  Myasthenia gravis  Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis  Guillain-Barré syndrome

A 72-year-old male with long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease enters the emergency department with bibasilar pneumonia.  The following data are rapidly accumulated:            FIO2        0.21                         RR 25    pH           7.24                         HR 108 PaCO2    80 mm Hg               BP 130/90 PaO2      42 mm Hg                Temp 101.2° F HCO3‾   34 BE         +5 What is the clinical assessment of this patient?  acute alveolar hyperventilation superimposed on chronic ventilatory failure  acute ventilatory failure superimposed on chronic ventilatory failure   chronic ventilatory failure  acute ventilatory failure 

The bone located on the little-finger side of the lower arm is the:

The midsection of the muscle is called the:

The 14 bones of the foot that form the digits are known as the:

The bone that extends from the top of the eyes to the top of the head and forms the forehead is called the:

The colorless liquid produced as a byproduct when plasma passes nourishment to capillaries and cells is known as:

The posterior auricular, temporal and zygomatic are all branches of which nerve?