muscles and other cells. Gluconeogenesis results in the production of ketones such as acetone and acetoacetate. Ketones are acidic and volatile‚ as the concentration of ketones in the blood rises‚ there is a decrease in blood pH to 7.28 in Roberta’s case‚ (optimum blood pH 7.35) and the blood becomes an acidic environment. Her breath smells of acetone because ketones are volatile compounds. In order to get rid of the acetones in her respiratory system her breathing rate will increase‚ and ketones evaporate
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1. The most likely cause of Bado’s hypocalcemia is chronic hypoparathyroidism which is secondary to a thyroidectomy. Hypoparathyroidism may be due to a failure to respond to vitamin D or a deficiency of it or a failure to respond to PTH. With the removal of Bongo’s thyroid‚ that is what caused his low levels of blood plasma Calcium level to be where it was when it was tested. 2. a. Hypocalcemia decreases the concentration of calcium outside of cell which increases the cells excitability and lowers
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I. Cutting jobs at General Motors is a case that explains the issues taking place‚ and have been taking place with General Motors (GM). GM is at a place where the only money being dealt with is the money they have to pay their workers. This includes hourly pay‚ benefits‚ and pay to their retirees. Since the 1970s‚ GM sales has been declining. To better the company‚ and get them back on track‚ the CEO of GM‚ Rick Wagoner‚ announced a restructuring of the company. He explained how he wanted to
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STARTING POINT: Steve Jobs‚ Synchronicity‚ Connecting the Dots & Trust Answer these questions before you watch the video: a) How do you think we can achieve success in life? b) Do you consider academic life the best way for a promising future? c) “We learn when we fail” Comment on this sentence. ORAL DISCUSSION Question #1. How has chance played a role in your very existence? When you ponder this question you literally become free. I’m sure you recognize you had no responsibility in the matter
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CASE STUDY - TRAUMA 1. What is the difference between a primary and secondary survey? (4 points) - Primary Survey = This is pre-hospital resuscitation done to quickly identify and begin treating life threatening injuries in the field. This uses an ABCDE approach - Secondary Survey = This is hospital resuscitation‚ a more in depth system by system process after arrival to the hospital. It includes a complete head to toe assessment which helps identify other injuries
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He will be really good because he knows the area nad has done this work before Why did you choose to address Sam first? What method would you consider using to handle Sam? Explain your choice. Type your answer here... I would ask Sam to give me details of what has transpired between he‚ and Antonio. I would ask him what he thinks the problem could be‚ and if he has asked Antonio what is going on with him‚ and if they could resolve the issue before i step
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reported a study which investigated liver motion in 25 patients using a scintillation camera after administering Tc 99 isotope. The liver motion was 11mm +/- 3mm and 12 to 75 mm during regular respiration and deep breathing respectively. Mean liver motion assessed
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Case Scenario 1- Ethan the puppy: Ethan is a 7-week-old Rottweiler puppy that has been with his new family for 3 days. The client contacted the clinic at 8am this morning to make an appointment for 10am for Ethan’s first vaccination. When talking to the client upon arrival to the clinic his family comments to you that Ethan has been quiet and sad for the last 24 hours with a small amount of diarrhea produced at 10am yesterday and 3 am this morning. There are no notes about his illness on the appointment
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How to motivate and satisfy the staff? The process of motivation lately is heard more and more. In organisations it is important to know how to motivate the staff in right way. Nowadays we have many motivation theories; they show us that there are many motives‚ which influence people’s behaviour and performance. The manager must judge the relevance of these different theories‚ how best draw upon them‚ and how they might effectively be applied in particular work situations. There
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from this case? What questions do you have? They use the pain scale to measure the improvement from the therapy‚ which is perfect. This group provides patient can use PRICE technique (protect‚ rest‚ ice‚ compress‚ and elevate) to reduce pain‚ which is really new to me. Since it takes a long time for glucosamine to take effect‚ I would like to know more about how the glucosamine effectiveness and safety to be measured. What did this group do well? What could they improve? Because in the case‚ they
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