A patient presents with sudden onset of wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness after exposure to an allergen. Which cells and mediators are most likely involved in this acute asthma attack? 

In a patient with atherosclerosis, reactive oxygen species are generated at the site of the lesion.  What is the role of reactive oxygen species in atherosclerotic plaque development? 

Identify the author and title to which the following selection belongs.  ALSO, in 2-3 sentences explain the historical setting and the significance of the selection to the whole work: But here I cannot but stay and make a pause, and stand half amazed at this poor people’s present condition, and so I think will the reader, too, when he well considers the same. Being thus passed the vast ocean, and a sea of troubles before in their preparation (as may be remembered by that which went before), they had now no friends to welcome them, nor inns to entertain or refresh their weatherbeaten bodies, no houses or much less towns to repair to, to seek for succor. 

A patient with chronic hypertension has consistently high hydrostatic pressure in their arteries. 

A catalog is a literary term meaning a listing.  What is being cataloged in the Declaration of Independence?

What is the name of the belief system popular during the Enlightenment?  Proponents of this belief system believed that God created the world and wound it up much like a watchmaker would set his watch in motion and then just sit back and let its gears run without intervention.  Benjamin Franklin was one person who claimed this belief system. 

Please read the paragraph below. As the COTA, you are collaborating with the OTR on the client’s intervention plan.  Construct 2 Short-Term Goals based on the LTG provided and case. Use RUMBA criterion when constructing goals. Develop an appropriate treatment plan-interventions-for each Short-Term Goal. Please assign your interventions to the appropriate category as defined in Occupational Therapy Practice FRAMEWORK: Domain and Process, 4th Edition. As the OTA, you have been assigned to work with an 18-year-old female client with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy with left upper and left lower extremity hypertonicity. According to the Occupational Therapy Evaluation, the client has limited AROM and poor muscle strength in her left upper extremity. Her right upper extremity AROM and muscle strength are good. Client reports minimal pain during left upper extremity AAROM exercises. The client has been working on increasing her ability to care for herself. Currently she requires moderate assistance for grooming, upper body and lower body dressing and bathing tasks. She is able to transfer from bed to wheelchair with stand by assistance. The client hopes to be independent and to be active in the community.   LONG-TERM GOAL #1 Client will increase use of bilateral upper extremities as demonstrated by completing self-care and dressing tasks with supervision in 6 weeks. SHORT-TERM GOAL #1 (1 Point)   Occupations and Activities: (1 Point) Interventions to Support Occupations: (1 Point) Education and Training: (1 Point)     SHORT-TERM GOAL #2 (1 Point)   Occupations and Activities: (1 Point) Interventions to Support Occupations: (1 Point) Education and Training: (1 Point)

A newborn is diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.  What is the primary characteristic of this congenital heart defect? 

What is a key pathological feature of emphysema? 

A patient is experiencing difficulties with learning and memory. Which brain structures are most likely involved in these processes?