A four week old infant is admitted to the NICU due to mild…
A four week old infant is admitted to the NICU due to mild constipation and poor feeding then progressive hypotonic weakness and loss of deep tendon reflexes. On exam, you note pupillary paralysis and ptosis. The mother reports that they live on a farm approximately two hours away. What disease do you suspect and what treatment is required?
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Extra Credit! Let’s assume 45% of people have blood type O, 40% have blood type A, 10% have blood type B, and the remaining 5% have AB. At a blood bank, let’s pretend that you can use 80% of the blood type O samples, while the probability that you can use blood type A is 60%, B is 40%, and AB is 10%. Calculate the probability of being able to use a randomly selected blood sample overall.
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You have already read and discussed The Clock is Ticking: Deep Sea Mining case study (https://mycourses.rit.edu/d2l/le/content/1165145/viewContent/11347230/View). Now, write an essay that addresses the following: Choose ONE of the two options below: Option 1: Philosophical Frameworks Analyze the decision of whether to proceed with deep sea mining using three ethical approaches: Utilitarianism: What action produces the greatest good for the greatest number? Rights-Based Ethics: What rights do stakeholders (including future generations and the environment) have, and how should they be respected? Justice/Fairness Approach: How should benefits and burdens be distributed among stakeholders? Option 2: Badaracco’s Five Questions Framework Apply Joseph Badaracco’s five guiding questions from “How to Tackle Your Toughest Decisions”: What are the net, net consequences of all my options? What are my core obligations? What will work in the world as it is? Who are we? What can I live with? Final Requirement for Both Options:After completing your analysis, state which action you would take (mine or not mine) and explain why, based on your reasoning.
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