2. A patient with severe sepsis has a serum lactate level of 55.9 mg/dL (6.2 mmol/L). The patient weighs 250 lbs. To infuse the amount of fluid this patient requires in 24 hours, at
what rate does the nurse set the IV pump? (Record your answer using a whole number.)
mL/hr

Hepatitis b and hiv/aids are two serious infections that can be transmitted by a. breastfeeding and contact with blood. b. sharing food and sharing drinks. c. transmission by air, water, and shared bodily fluids. d. skin contact, contact with urine, and sharing clothing.

Which of the following defines scoliosis? a. a posture disorder characterized by the shoulders being rounded and the back hunched b. a posture disorder in which the spine curves up the back like a snake c. a posture disorder characterized by excessive curvature or arch in the lower back d. none of the above

A35-year-old woman comes to the ed complaining of chest pressure. she has had such episodes intermittently over the last 5 years, usually when sleeping, but over the last year she has had more frequent severe symptoms that are occasionally associated with severe migraine headaches. the pain is midsternal and is described as pressure that extends as a band around her chest. the ed physician is initially dubious that the pain is cardiac in origin, because the woman has no coronary disease risk factors. an ecg, however, shows 2mm st-segment elevation and inverted t waves in leads v1 through v5 and 1mm st-segment depression in leads ii, iii, and avf. before the cardiologist arrives in the ed, the patient's ecg has returned to normal. this repeat normal ecg is obtained after the administration of aspirin, nitroglycerin, morphine, and oxygen. which of the following is most likely for these findings? - diffuse intimal thickening with focal areas of atherosclerotic narrowing - intermittent thrombus formation and lysis in the left anterior descending artery - intermittent thrombus formation and lysis in the right coronary artery - plaque rupture and thrombus formation in the left anterior descending artery - transiently increased coronary vascular tone in the right coronary artery