A young man walks into a grocery store and puts some food in his shopping cart. He then puts a blanket on the floor near the cashiers and proceeds to eat the food from his cart rather than pay for it. Customers and employees are shocked and are not sure what to do. The young man seems to be gauging all of their responses and then runs out of the store before the manager approaches him. What type of experiment could the young man be conducting?

Why did some describe the social structure of New Orleans right after Hurricane Katrina as “collapsing”?

Q: Learning the ways of society is known as

Bronchial hygiene techniques which may sometimes improve oxygenation for ventilated patients include: I. suctioning and airway care II. adequate humidification III. bronchodilator administration IV. inhaled corticosteroids

An important aspect of care of the patient receiving mechanical ventilation in the ICU is:

The work of breathing to trigger a machine breath is:

The least PEEP needed to achieve adequate arterial oxygenation at a safe oxygen concentration is:

Problems sometimes seen soon after initiation of mechanical ventilation include: I. right mainstem intubation II. misplaced endotracheal tube III. leaks in the system IV. patient-ventilator asynchrony

Which of the following is most important to monitor while performing a recruitment maneuver?

Compliance titrated PEEP is the PEEP level that results in the: