All of the following are considered therapeutic gases except.

Toxic side effects of inhaled NO include all of the following except:

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with respiratory failure.  Which assessments indicate acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?  Select all that apply (3).

A patient with ARDS is receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. Which of the following nursing assessments is most important to perform regularly for this patient?

A dopamine (Dobutrex) drip is ordered at 12 mcg/kg/min for a client with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).  Which is the best description of the action of dopamine (Dobutrex) for this patient?

You treat the following five cultures of bacteria with penicillin: Bacillus subtilis, E. coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Staphylococcus aureus. Assume all are “wild type” and have not acquired specific resistance to penicillin (i.e., resistance has not been selected for in any of these strains). Which of these is most likely to survive your treatment with the least harm, i.e., is the most intrinsically resistant to this treatment of penicillin? Copyright 2024 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Following from the previous question about the single-celled microorganism, if each cell possesses a nucleus, you could conclude it could be a ______. Copyright 2024 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Optional up to 2 points of extra credit: This is a “choose your own question” question! Please think about any single topic from the chapters covered on this test: this can be something you studied for that wasn’t covered, or something you found especially interesting, or anything else you want from this content. Name the topic and explain it fully here. Write at least a full paragraph (minimum 4-5 sentences; no bullet points). This is your chance to demonstrate good knowledge of a single topic from these chapters. Please do not just list names of multiple topics, or just tell me you found [name of topic] to be really interesting. You may tell me [name of topic] was really interesting, but you must demonstrate to me that you learned about and understand the topic by explaining to me how it works! Relax, and please don’t stress – this is your chance to choose your own topic/question and show me you learned about it by telling me about it – i.e., this is meant to be a very gentle last question on this test! 🙂 Copyright 2024 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

You discover a new single-celled organism! Upon analysis, you confirm it does not contain any peptidoglycans. From this information, you can best conclude which of the following? Copyright 2024 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Microbiologists estimate we have grown and studied less than 1% of all prokaryotes present on Earth. We have been estimating this same number for at least the past two decades. What is the most likely explanation for why this number has stayed relatively constant at 1%? Copyright 2024 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.