Amount consumed from each food group depends on the age, gender, and physical activity of a person.
a. true
b. false

What does the sociological imagination refer to?

What is the function of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses? a) it uses viral rna as a template for dna synthesis.b) it converts host cell rna into viral dna.c) it translates viral rna into proteins.d) it uses viral rna as a template for making complementary rna strands.

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