Which of the following is/are true about the relationship be…
Which of the following is/are true about the relationship between chloride (Cl–) and bicarbonate HCO3– in acid-base balance?1. For each Cl– ion excreted into the urine, the blood gains an HCO3– ion.2. Blood Cl– and HCO3– ion levels are reciprocally related.3. People with chronically high CO2 tend to have low blood Cl– levels.4. Activation of the NH3 buffer system enhances Cl– gain and HCO3 loss.
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Please pick one of each section that apply for your ABG Interpretation. 1. Compensation Status if any. 2. Which is the primary system disturbance if any. 3. Acid-Base Status if any. 4. Oxygenation Status. pH 7.30 PaCO2 31 PaO2 77 HCO3 19 BE -8
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A 17 year old girl is brought to the ED by paramedics. Her mother states she is a diabetic. Room air ABGs reveal the following: pH 7.26 PaCO2 16 mmHg PaO2 110 mmHg HCO3- 8 mEq/L This information indicates which of the following? 1. Partly compensated metabolic acidosis is present 2. This PaO2 is not possible on room air 3. Respiratory alkalosis is present
Read DetailsIn Mixtec and Tlapanec communities in Guerrero, Mexico, bruj…
In Mixtec and Tlapanec communities in Guerrero, Mexico, brujos (witches) create figurines using wax, sugar, or dead animals to represent other people in the community. The brujo then enacts whatever misfortune he wishes for his victim on the figurine, with the expectation that the person represented will feel it. How would an anthropologist most likely categorize this practice?
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