The U.S. Constitution prohibits the enactment of ex post facto criminal laws.

Eric and Bob, two out-of-work musicians, decide to rob the First National Bank of Frostbite, Texas.  Both Eric and Bob decided to take guns with them to the robbery. During the course of the robbery, one of the bank tellers triggers the silent alarm.  As Eric and Bob exit the bank with their loot, various law enforcement officers arrive at the scene, in uniform and in their patrol cars.  Shots are exchanged between the robbers and the lawmen.  Ultimately, Eric and Bob are arrested, but not before the sheriff is wounded and one of his deputies is killed.  During subsequent questioning, Eric admits, “I shot the sheriff, but I didn’t shoot the deputy.”  Bob refuses to give any type of a statement. Further investigation confirms the accuracy of Eric’s statement and determines that Bob’s pistol fired the shot that killed the deputy.  The most serious offense, if any, Bob has committed is:

Which staple did Thoreau not grow on his farm?

Emerson advises anyone who wants to see nature for what it truly is to go into the woods, the “plantations of God” (1108), because there

Which statement best describes the role of diagnostic analytics?

A 9-month-old unvaccinated infant presents with fever, rhinorrhea, and cough for 2 days. The child now has tachypnea, nasal flaring, and retractions with shallow, rapid respirations. On auscultation, diffuse wheezes with a prolonged expiratory phase are heard, along with crackles and rhonchi. The infant appears lethargic and has circumoral cyanosis. A chest radiograph shows hyperinflation with mild interstitial infiltrates. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

An adult patient with a history of allergies comes to the clinic complaining of wheezing and difficulty breathing when working in his yard.  Your assessment findings include the following: tachypnea, prolonged expiration, and expiratory wheezes.  This description would place which diagnosis first on your differential diagnostic list

Which three clinical findings are associated with an acute COPD exacerbation?

A 25 year old patient presents with a persistent, brassy, productive cough that has lasted 3 weeks. The patient reports night sweats, fevers and notices yellow sputum in the mornings.  He is starting to lose weight.  The nurse practitioner should place which diagnosis at the top of the list of differentials

A bond with an electronegativity difference of 1.2 is classified as: