While assessing a dyspneic patient with COPD, the nurse observes the patient is seated and leaning forward with their hands on their knees. This position most likely helps the patient to:

A nurse is caring for a patient with severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD). On exam, which finding would be expected?

When auscultating, what is the best way to differentiate a pericardial friction rub from a pleural friction rub?

All of the following are types of unemployment we studied in class except…

Suppose that a government has enacted the policies you suggested in the previous question and they were all a resounding success.  Draw the impact on the overall supply and demand for wages and describe the effects on employment and wages.  Either directly upload your answers below or e-mail them to me at brennabm@ucmail.uc.edu

M1 is $19 Trillion, Real GDP is $23.7 trillion, and Nominal GDP is $30.5 trillion. a.)  Find the GDP deflator (price level). b.)  Find the velocity of M1. c.)  Assuming that velocity remains constant and that real GDP grows by 2.3%, use the quantity theory of money to determine what money growth must be to limit inflation to 2%. Show your work!

Choose three of the determinants of productivity.  Describe what they are.  Explain how they enhance productivity.  And describe a government policy that could improve productivity through that determinant.

Wealth is a flow variable.

Assuming that GDP per capita is $75,000 and that the share of the population that is currently working is about 60%, what is average labor productivity?

Over the past 5 years the average annual returns for an S&P 500 Index fund is close to 18%.  Using the rule of 72, about how many years would it take for $1,000 invested in this index fund to become $2,000?