Which is not an example of drug abuse? a. forgetting what time you took your last dose and estimating when to take another. b. using a drug to cause a “high,” rather than to treat a condition. c. taking twice the recommended dosage because your symptoms seem very bad. d. taking cold medicine to fall asleep because you know it you sleep when you take it for colds.

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

It is the third week of the semester. dolly has registered for five courses because she is in a hurry to finish fire protection technology aas program. dolly is in aca 122, pol 120, eng 111, developmental math, and cis 110. she has realized that she cannot be successful in all of the classes at the same time because she also works 30 hours per week and has two small children. she wants to withdraw from one or more of her classes, but she doesn’t know which ones to drop. what college policies and procedures does dolly need to understand to her make this decision? what advice would you give her?

The ability of a muscle to exert force is: