Question 10 (26 points). Re-draw the provided partial mechan…
Question 10 (26 points). Re-draw the provided partial mechanism for acid-catalyzed hydrate formation. The curved arrows for the first step are shown and the acid and base are labeled. Complete the mechanism. Include the structures of the intermediates, including all relevant resonance contributors. Draw curved arrows to show how bonds are made and broken for steps 2 and 3. For each intermolecular step (other than step 1), indicate the Lewis Acids and Lewis Bases (LA and LB) and whether they are also Bronsted Acids and Bronsted Bases (BA and BB). To preview image: Click HERE
Read DetailsExam 6 Point distribution: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q…
Exam 6 Point distribution: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 24 26 20 Total points = 110 Questions 1-8 multiple choice questions Questions 9-11 free response questions Before you start, make sure your camera is positioned as shown below!
Read DetailsMr Themba Mokoena, a 64-year-old man with a long smoking his…
Mr Themba Mokoena, a 64-year-old man with a long smoking history and diagnosed with an obstructive disease, attends a preoperative assessment before elective hernia repair. He reports progressive breathlessness and a persistent cough. At rest, he breathes rapidly with a reduced tidal volume and has prolonged expiration. Pulmonary function testing produces the following results: Measurement & ResultTotal lung capacity (TLC): Within the normal rangeResidual volume (RV): IncreasedFEV₁: ReducedPost-bronchodilator FEV₁/FVC: 55%Arterial PO₂ (on room air): 55 mmHg (reference: 80–100 mmHg)Arterial PCO₂ (on room air): 55 mmHg (reference: 35–45 mmHg)Identify TWO blood-gas changes that could stimulate Mr Mokoena’s increased respiratory drive. For each abnormality, explain how it stimulates increased respiratory drive through the relevant chemoreceptors. [BLANK-1]
Read DetailsMr Sipho Dlamini, a 28-year-old professional rugby player, s…
Mr Sipho Dlamini, a 28-year-old professional rugby player, sustains a serious abdominal injury during a match and undergoes emergency abdominal surgery. Before the injury, he had no known cardiovascular or respiratory disease and regularly participated in intensive training. Following surgery, he is admitted to the intensive care unit, where he is sedated and receives controlled invasive mechanical ventilation. The multidisciplinary team assesses his breathing while he is sitting upright. As his condition improves and he receives medical clearance, his rehabilitation progresses from sitting and walking to supervised exercise on a stationary bicycle. The physiotherapist reduces the workload and encourages slower, deeper breaths. Later in his rehabilitation, he tolerates progressively higher workloads as he prepares to return to professional sport. During the cycling session, Mr Dlamini adopts rapid shallow breathing. Explain why this pattern is less efficient for alveolar ventilation than slower, deeper breathing at the same minute ventilation. [BLANK-1]
Read DetailsMr Sipho Dlamini, a 28-year-old professional rugby player, s…
Mr Sipho Dlamini, a 28-year-old professional rugby player, sustains a serious abdominal injury during a match and undergoes emergency abdominal surgery. Before the injury, he had no known cardiovascular or respiratory disease and regularly participated in intensive training. Following surgery, he is admitted to the intensive care unit, where he is sedated and receives controlled invasive mechanical ventilation. The multidisciplinary team assesses his breathing while he is sitting upright. As his condition improves and he receives medical clearance, his rehabilitation progresses from sitting and walking to supervised exercise on a stationary bicycle. The physiotherapist reduces the workload and encourages slower, deeper breaths. Later in his rehabilitation, he tolerates progressively higher workloads as he prepares to return to professional sport. Discuss how Mr Dlamini’s respiratory and cardiovascular systems maintained oxygen delivery to active muscles and remove carbon dioxide produced during the cycling session. Include alveolar ventilation, arterial PO₂ and PCO₂, muscle oxygen delivery and extraction, and the Bohr effect. [BLANK-1]
Read Details