Alanine is an amino acid with the following structure. You…
Alanine is an amino acid with the following structure. You have an aqueous solution of alanine at a concentration of 0.5 mol/L. You then add sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to the solution until its pH is equal to 7.4. The equilibrium constants for the deprotonation steps of alanine are:
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A 1.5 Kg newborn is on mechanical ventilation due to a poor APGAR score post delivery. The following are ventilatory parameters and ABG results: Mode – AC/PC Total rate – 40 Rate – 40 Exhaled VT – 5 ml Pressure – 18 cm H2O Total VE – 0.23 L/min PEEP – 3 cm H2O PIP – 21 cm H2O FIO2 – 0.60 pH – 7.26 PaCO2 – 53 torr PaO2 – 60 torr HCO3 – 24 mEq/L BE – 0.2 mEq/L
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