SHORT ANSWER: Answer the following prompt using complete sentences and and correct grammar. Points will be deducted if 1) correct grammar and composition is not used, 2) bulleted or numbered lists are used, 3) if your answer is incomplete.  PROMPT: Briefly discuss the three principle catabolic pathways we studied in Chapter 9. Not the steps in these pathways, the pathways themselves. Include in your response two ways in which these three metabolic pathways are similar.    

Two potential devices that eukaryotic cells use to regulate the initiation of transcription are

The common name for the product of plant secondary growth in stems is ________.

Use the _____ to help position the information on a screen. 

Which of the following is the definition for the term half-life?

When paramedics notice singed hairs in the nose of a burn patient, it is recommended that the patient be intubated at the scene. What is the reasoning for the immediate intubation?

The life course approach shows that:

What are pale/clay colored stools inactive of?

Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report that indicates the patient is in the compensatory (early) stage of septic shock?

  Peritoneal and blood cultures are sent to the lab and focused assessments are completed. IV Normal Saline is started at 100cc/hr. The following assessment data is obtained. Anxious and restless in bed Oriented to person and place Shallow depth of respirations Auscultated lung fields clear throughout 2+ radial pulses, 1+ pedal pulses Capillary refill >3 seconds Skin cool and pale Diminished bowel sounds Client denies chest pain, heartburn, and nausea Time 1600 1700 1745 2120 2230 0200 0615 0730 Unit Pre-op Surgery Post-op MS Vital signs Temperature 98.9° F (37.2° C) 99.5° F (37.5° C)     100.9° F (38.3° C) 101.6° F (38.7° C) 102.3° F (39.1° C) 102.5° F (39.2° C) Heart rate 89 beats/min 95 beats/min     88 beats/min 108 beats/min 116 beats/min 120 beats/min Cardiac rhythm NSR NSR     NSR ST ST ST  Blood pressure 145/67 mm Hg 126/60 mm Hg     120/60 mm Hg 108/57 mm Hg 95/51 mm Hg 90/48 mm Hg Respiratory rate 18 breaths/min 18 breaths/min     22 breaths/min 24 breaths/min 28 breaths/min 28 breaths/min O2 saturation 95% 94%     98% 92% 90% 88% O2 device None None     2L NC 2L NC 4L NC 50% VM Pain Denies Denies     Abdomen 4/10 Abdomen 4/10 Abdomen 6/10 Abdomen 6/10 Capillary blood glucose   148 mg/dL (8.2 mmol/L)   136 mg/dL (7.6 mmol/L) 186 mg/dL (10.33 mmol/L) 205 mg/dL (11.39 mmol/L) 260 mg/dL (14.4 mmol/L) Labs                 RBC   4.8 × 1012/L     4.9 × 1012/L     4.8 × 1012/L WBC   11,000/mm3 (11 109/L)     11,800/mm3 (11.8 × 109/L)     16,000/mm3 (13 × 109/L) Platelet   110,000/mm3 (110 × 109/L)     100,000/ mm3 (100 × 109/L)     90,000/ mm3 (90 × 109/L) BUN   72 mg/dL (25.71 mmol/L           79 mg/dL (28.21 mmol/L Creatinine   4.8 × 1012/L           6.3 × 1012/L APTT   33 sec           55 sec INR   1.3           1.7 Lactate               4.2 mmol/L (41.53 mg/dL) Arterial blood gas             pH               7.22 PaO2               60 mm Hg PaCO2               55 mm Hg HCO3−               20 mEq/L Cultures                 Peritoneal               Pending Blood               Pending   What is the most likely explanation for this client’s condition?