A 19-year-old male is reported to have taken too many narcotic pain pills that were prescribed for his recent knee surgery. He is extremely sleepy with very shallow breathing. His color is pale and his SpO2 reading is 84. His body is probably attempting to compensate for his poor level of ventilatory effort by stimulating the respiratory system to increase rate and tidal volume. Normally, respiratory drive is triggered by changing levels of:
A) carbon dioxide. B) pH. C) oxygen. D) glucose.
Question 2
If a patient is unresponsive and can't maintain his own airway and you suspect trauma, open
the patient's airway by using a maneuver.
A. TMJ C. mandible left
B. jaw-thrust D. head-tilt, chin-lift
Male tule elk
Male giraffe mounting a female. Only dominant males are generally able to mate.
Using adaptive equipment: (A) male putting on shoe; (B) female eating one handed.
McBurney’s point is the common location of pain in children and adolescents with appendicitis.
Neural pathways for pain
Physical distance versus recombination distance on human male and female chromosome 19