COPD Case Study; Question 1 Mr. Smith is a 75-year-old male admitted to the medical-surgical unit today with a diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbation.  He reports shortness of breath for 3 days, he has had to sleep in a recliner for ease of breathing at night and he does not use oxygen at home.  He has a productive cough and audible inspiratory wheezes.    His Vital Signs are as follows; BP 142/86 HR 102bpm RR 32 Temp 38.8C Sp02 86% on room air Question: As the primary nurse caring for Mr. Smith what is your priority hypothesis at this time? _______

Hydrophobic molecules do not ‘mix’ with water because hydrophobic molecules are

How many water molecules would be produced by the synthesis of a disaccharide from two monosaccharides?

The function of polysaccharides:

What would be the nucleotide sequence produced by transcription of the DNA sequence:  ATGCATGG __________

According to the Phylogenic Tree, fungi belong to which of the following Domains?

Buffers are chemicals that resist a change in pH. Cells use buffers to maintain a pH around a set value. Buffers provide an example of which characteristic of life?

Convert 0.00233 mm to micrometers (um).  Enter your answer in decimal form and exclude the label. ________ um

A human cell and a bacteria cell would make the same protein if given the same gene. What feature of the genetic code explains this?

Solution A has a pH value of 4.  Solution B has a pH value of 9. Which solution has a higher proton concentration (A or B)? [acid1] How many times more protons does this solution have compared to the other? [acid2]