If you were in charge of regulating the air pollution of your country, what policy would you implement to achieve the goal of clean air? describe how your policy would improve air quality and how your national policy differs from your international policy.

If something is painful during exercise, what should you do? a. back off the exercise. b. modify the exercise. c. consult a physician if the pain persists. d. all of the above

Max is a child with special needs. what is the best way his family can support max? a. place max in an institution that looks after such children b. limit his exposure to the outside world c. provide max with as normal a childhood as possible d. prevent max from mixing with other children with special needs

A92-year-old man with a 45-year history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is intubated in the icu because of a bout of viral pneumonia that fails to improve after 72 hours of antibiotics. although the inspired fraction of oxygen is 100%, the patient's po2 remains at 57 mmhg. positive-end expiratory pressure (peep) is added to allow the inspired fraction of oxygen. twelve hours after the introduction of peep the patient suddenly become hypotensive. at the same time, his oxygen saturation drops from 92% to 61%. on physical examination, his bp is 80/50 mmhg and his pulse is 124/min. he has distended neck veins and distant heart sounds. which of the following would also most likely be seen on this patient's physical examination? - absence of breath sounds in the right hemithorax- high amplitude carotid artery upstroke- a pleural friction rub- pulsus alternans- splenomegaly