The Assignment:

You will choose one of the prompts below and write and an essay in response to it.  All of the topics are about the novel, Oryx and Crake, but they vary in terms of the type of analysis required to complete them.  See “Tips” below for more details.

 

Topics:

 

1. Analyze Atwood’s use of symbolism in her novel.  How do the novel’s symbols reflect and help to express a particular theme or perhaps multiple related themes?  Themes to consider: corpocracy &/or plutocracy, bioengineering and its dangers aka “science run amok” (where do ethics come in?), devaluing art & human expression, what makes and defines “culture,” friendship and love, human nature and self-destruction, family, violence as entertainment, etc..  Once you have decided on a theme, choose some of the images from the novel that seem to directly reflect, embody and make some comment on that theme.  Craft a thesis which sums up the message that you believe Atwood is advancing through her use of these symbols, and then perform a close discussion of those symbols and the action in the novel that relates to them in order to develop that thesis.
2. Crake’s goal with the Crakers is to destroy the aspects of human nature that he deems most dangerous or destructive, and to create a species that will not be burdened by desire, myths, governments, religion, etc.  What does the genesis of the Crakers—their development from their days in “Paradice” to their journey out with Jimmy and their seeming deification of Snowman—prove about Crake’s goals?  What role does Snowman play in all of this? How does his storytelling (or mythologizing) factor into their development?  Support your analysis with a close discussion of the aspects of the novel that support your ideas.
3. How does the setting of Oryx and Crake reveal and shed light on the dystopian themes of the novel (corpocracy, science run amok, the dangers of bio-engineering, the death of culture)?  Remember that setting involves not just physical location but also socio-political details.  Discuss the various details of the setting that reveal the dystopian world Atwood has created in her novel AND discuss how this setting is important to the novel’s thematic development (this should be the main idea expressed in your thesis).  What does the setting of the novel reveal about Atwood’s dystopian themes?
4. Write a character analysis for Jimmy/Snowman or Crake.  Focus on trying to understand and explain for the reader the character’s primary motivations for his behaviors.  Look at what the book reveals about his childhood, his personality, his blind spots, his flaws, his desires and his motivations.  Oryx and her influence will probably factor into the analysis, regardless of whether you choose Jimmy/Snowman or Crake.  The goal here is to present a psychological portrait that sheds light on the character’s behavior in the novel.  You must have a central thesis around which to build this analysis.
5. Premise:  It is roughly 1000 years since Crake’s Children set out from Paradice, led by Snowman into the forests.  With Crake as their Creator, Oryx as their teacher and Creator of all animals, and Snowman as their Savior or Prophet, the Crakers have established a culture of their own.  Write a story that describes this culture.  To focus your essay, create a main character and put them on a quest or in a situation where they are trying to learn their history.  What sorts of cultural and social developments do you think the Craker culture will make, given the lore of Snowman and their faith in Oryx and Crake?

Note that your goal here is to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the statement Atwood is making with her portrait of the Crakers and their relationship with our 3 main characters as well as what she is saying about the development of human culture.

1. What comment does Atwood’s novel make about the role of art and self-expression in the creation, development and stability of human culture?  Analyze and discuss the culture in which Jimmy, Crake & Oryx grow up.  What evidence can you find that suggests a direct link between the devaluing of art & self-expression and the outcome of the novel?  What message is Atwood sending about the importance of art & self-expression to our identity as a group and as individuals?  (Variation:  Some suggests that Atwood may be using satire here.  If you think so, then focus on proving that.)

Tips

1. This is an analysis, not a response.  It’s not about your feelings or reactions.  It’s about a shedding light onto the text through close consideration of some aspect(s) of it.
2. Specificity is key to a good essay—offer examples from the text.  Discuss literary elements such as setting, themes, symbolism and the characters and their choices.
3. Remember, if it’s worth quoting, it’s worth discussing.
4. Be sure to use appropriate MLA citations and include a Works Cited page.
5. Remember to use literary present tense:  write about the action of the narrative in present tense.
6. If you perform ANY research—including accessing and using any online study sites such as Spark Notes—in the development of this essay, you MUST cite those sources and turn in copies of them.  Failure to do so is plagiarism and will result in an F.

 

 

The argumentation/persuasion essay requires you to defend a position with strong reasons. Both argument and persuasion try to convince readers to adopt a specific position on an issue. Argument relies on logic whereas persuasion relies on appeals to emotions, values and beliefs. In practice, however, the distinction between the two is hazy as reason and logic are usually combined with appeals to emotions, values and beliefs. Thus, you may use logos, pathos and ethos to develop your argument

 

Note

1. Use tactful, polite language
2. Draw attention to common ground i.e. remind readers that the goal is common.
3. Acknowledge differing points of view.
4. When appropriate concede the merit of a differing viewpoint.
5. Rebut the opposing point of view.
6. Balance counterargument structurally, spatially and numerically. (These should not overwhelm or defeat the main argument.

 

 

Argue for the following statements:

Violence on television affects children and teens.

 

 

Format

All drafts should be word-processed and double-spaced.

 

Check!!

Can you find the thesis statement for the essay?

What, if anything, holds your paragraphs together?

Is your refutation convincing?

Does the conclusion grow out of the body of the essay?

 

Instructions:

Assume that your audience has little or no familiarity with your topic.

Final Report

 

Although the exact format will be determined by your topic, the following elements should be part of your report.

 

Transmittal letter that includes an audience analysis

Cover page (project title, your name, date, class title)

Table of Contents (1-2 pages) –Set a right tab for the page numbers so they line up evenly and use the dot leaders option in Word.

Body:

• Executive Summary (approximately 500 words)
• Introduction
• Text (including headings)
• Conclusions
• Recommendations/Requests for Action (if appropriate)

 

References (include at least 10 different articles from newspapers, magazines and journals; books may be used if they are college textbooks or books written by college professors)

 

Professional communication is expected.

Format to fit on 8 ½ x 11 paper, with margins no wider than 1 inch. Use Times 12-point type.

 

The length should be what is needed to explain the topic. It should be a minimum of 3,500 words and no more than 4,500 words. Any attachments are in addition to these pages and word count requirement.

Submit one Word document using the Page Break feature to separate the first four items. Submit the required items in the order they are listed above.

Don’t use unnecessarily long paragraphs and sentences.

 

This project should be thought of as writing a report for a business and not as an academic paper.

 

 

This is my accepted proposal that was submitted and accepted by the professor:

 

For my final project, I would like to talk about the importance of email and mobile phones in the Network and Computer Security field. I intend to describe my topic to a group of potential clients who are interested in upgrading their means of communication within their IT group. The purpose and objective of this paper is to describe how effective communication within the IT department and how it is important to keep any company running smoothly and efficiently. Email and phones are the best and most efficient way to communicate within anything related to technology due to the speed and availability of said services.

Choose a television program. This can be a network program or a locally produced program. (Choose wisely and be prepared to change your choice if you are unable to find enough material to complete this assignment.) Research all the ways in which the show is being promoted. This may include online, on television, in print, billboards, radio commercials, contests, talk shows, etc. Write a one-page summary of your findings, including links and sources that would enable anyone reading your summary to view what you have found. Also include in your summary an analysis of the promotional campaign. What were the strategic goals? What tools were employed? Did it use any form of cross-promotion? What, if any, legal or ethical questions might be raised?

It is important to promote the professional role of the nurse to provide health promotion and disease preventive care. Collaborating with other health care professionals and consumer groups in the community in redesigning health care can help meet the goals for Healthy People 2020.

Refer to http://www.healthypeople.gov/ to open the Healthy People 2020 home page.

1. Select the”Topics & Objectives” tab to access the 2020 Topics & Objectives – Objectives A-Z page.
2. Select one of the Healthy People “Topic Areas” for improving health.
3. Submit the proposed area to the instructor for approval. No group may work on the same focus area as another group.

Develop a PowerPoint presentation (15-20 slides) with accompanying speaker’s notes and citations.

For help designing PowerPoint slides, refer to the “Create Your First Presentation” PowerPoint tutorial, located on the Microsoft website:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-your-first-presentation-ac88d138-a7a0-402c-b5a5-812641e59c8e?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

In the presentation, address the following:

1. State the objective of the presentation.
2. State the Healthy People 2020 focus area your group has selected and the rationale for selection of the specific focus area.
3. Explain how the focus area relates to the individual, the family, and the community, as well as to all age groups throughout the life span.
4. Identify ways to enhance or optimize health in the selected focus area using evidence-based research. A minimum of three peer-reviewed articles must be utilized.
5. Address the health disparity among different segments of the population for the selected focus area.
6. Provide a brief description of at least two community resources and at least two website resources for professionals and clients.
7. Provide a brief profile of at least one health-related organization for the selected focus area.

APA format is required for essays only. Solid academic writing is always expected.

 

For all assignment delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

 

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 

Case Study Link: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/content/58790652

Case study is also copied and pasted below the objectives.

 

 

You should include additional information to help in the analyses. You are to refer to materials from the readings and outside materials to support your contentions.  Adhere to APA guidelines.  There is a 4-page limit on verbiage (not including title page and references). The qualities I’m looking for in these reports:

• You present your own thinking and work and NOT a restatement of the case.  I am familiar with the case.
• Your paper should present your argument and then present facts and opinions that should support your argument.
• Cite any sources for your information.  You do not need to cite these cases because I know that much of the information will come in some way from them, however if you use additional information from the course readings, a newspaper, website, magazine, journal or book other than specifically out of the case, you should cite that source to give credit to the owner of the idea/knowledge you are borrowing.

Please address the following issues as you are analyzing this case.

• What/who are the target markets for Cork’d? Analyze the effectiveness of targeting these groups.
• Assess Lindsay’s vision of Cork’d as a 2-sided network. What value do wineries bring users? Do users bring wineries? Do users bring each other?
• Beyond the fees, why might a winery be reluctant to join Cork’d? An individual user? What, if anything could Cork’d management do to address this reluctance?

Should management allow advertising on the site? Sell well? Why or why not?

 

 

 

Write an essay applying one of the ethical theories covered in this class* to one of the moral problems discussed in part four of The Ethical Life**. What verdict would the theory give about the moral question at stake, and why? Do you agree with the verdict of the theory in this particular instance? Why or why not? Be sure to argue for your position and anticipate possible objections to your view. This is 1000-word minimum argumentative essay. Submissions that contain fewer than 1000 words of content will not be accepted (which results in zero points for the assignment). *Theories include Natural Law Theory, Divine Command Theory, Ethical Egoism, Consequentialism (including Utilitarianism), Kantianism, Social Contract Theory, Ethical Pluralist Theories (including Ross′s Ethics), Virtue Ethics, and Feminist Ethical Theories. ** Problems include Marriage Equality, Poverty and Hunger, Euthanasia, Terrorism and Torture, The Moral Status of Animals, The Environment, Abortion, The Limits of the Law, Enhancing Human Beings, and Affirmative Action

Race Prompt: One of the most enduring and disturbing legacies of American slavery remains the complex, inexorable connection forged between slaves and masters. Using Bolster’s and Mutti Burke’s monographs, please examine the relationships between African-American slaves and white Americans in the colonial and Antebellum South between 1750 and 1860. Using the backdrop of maritime life and the frontier, explain what slavery meant for whites and how it affected whites’ social and economic goals. Significantly, explore also how slaves shaped their own socioeconomic circumstances at sea and on the frontier farm. Where and how did slaves hold power in these relationships? In assessing this evidence, what factors do you think proved most influential in shaping white and black responses to slavery? Why? must use these books only: Books required for Race Prompt: W. Jeffrey Bolster, Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail (Cambridge: Harvard University Press), 1998. ISBN-10: 0674076273; ISBN-13: 978-0674076273. (Whole Book) Diane Mutti Burke, On Slavery′s Border: Missouri′s Small Slaveholding Households, 1815-1865 (Athens: University of Georgia Press), 2010. ISBN-10: 0820336831; ISBN-13: 978-0820336831. (Whole Book)

I’m going to write a research paper on “Aggression towards Nurses in Singapore” and then come up with an education package for nurses on aggression and how to deescalate aggression.

I need your help in forming up the first part of the research paper. This chapter aims to present a critical analysis of the literature concerning aggression/violence in the healthcare setting in Singapore. The extent of the problem will be presented, followed by descriptions of the common types of violence faced by nurses and of the perpetrators of such incidents. The literature review will also include references to studies that have investigated bullying and the effect on nurses of the culture of violence. Do note that the paper use must be within year 2006-2017!! There must be in-text referencing and reference list using Harvard style.

The format requirement which I need you to fill in will be as follow:

Background (750 words) Definition? What is aggression? Nurses experience? In this section, it’s fine to use international and Singapore context. Asia is also included.

Search strategy (250 words) the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Give example of aggression with same meaning (bully, violence ect.), the year use (2006-2017), Mention the truncations and give example.  Please mention as much database that is relevant (eg, sciencedirect, Cochrane & CINAHL) Do mention Ovid, Medline & medhub is not included due to the cover of evidence base practise of medicine (help me if it’s true). Google is not included due to non-academic database.

Literature Review: Themes found (with rationale). Three major themes emerged from the review of evidence as being major issues related to aggression towards nurses in Singapore. Each theme will have sub heading. (4300 words) The themes will be on 1)types of aggression 2)who will be the aggressor, Nurses face most? (Patient is the most but do mention Relatives, other allied healthcare worker, colleagues and superior) 3)the lack of education on aggression and how to tackle it in real time situation. All will have to be based on academic articles/books from year 2006-2017 unless the points from later years give a valid or original form of supportive points.

Contribution of the review to the proposal (500 words) it’s an important section delivering the take home message. What does the review tell us about what is required? What do the themes tell us about the topic? What implications are there for doing a teaching package? This part will be explaining of all aggression coming from relatives/family members, other allied healthcare workers, colleagues and superiors, patients will be the high leading number of aggressor towards nurses. There are there many types of aggression (verbal hostility, physical violence, nonverbal intimidation, destruction of property). The lack of aggression education and tackling or deescalate aggression in real time situation.

Summary (250 words) mention the importance of nurses in Singapore to have an education package on aggression and how to tackle them.

Total 6050 words

 

Note: There must be in-text referencing and reference list in the end. Estimated to have 60 references.

 

Thank you so Much!!!

Question 1

 

Which of the following descriptions is consistent with pleuritic pain?

	A.	deep, dull and poorly localised chest pain
	B.	constant, severe, crushing, substernal pain
	C.	unilateral, sharp, stabbing pain worse on inspiration/coughing
	D.	tightness, heaviness or constriction in the chest
	E.	burning, scalding pain that radiates into the throat

1 points

Question 2

 

The most common cause of death immediately following a myocardial infarction is

	A.	parasympathetic stimulation depresses the SA node
	B.	ventricular fibrillation develops
	C.	left ventricle ruptures
	D.	blocked coronary artery bursts
	E.	aortic valve fails permanently

1 points

Question 3

 

The process responsible for development of oedema in acute inflammation is

	A.	chemotaxis
	B.	exudation
	C.	vasoconstriction
	D.	ischaemia
	E.	congestion

1 points

Question 4

 

When stroke volume decreases (as in heart failure), which of the following processes could help maintain the cardiac output?

	A.	decreased peripheral resistance
	B.	decreased venous return
	C.	generalised vasodilation
	D.	increased perfusion of the kidneys
	E.	increased heart rate

1 points

Question 5

 

What happens with intrapleural pressure in pneumothorax?

	A.	it becomes negative
	B.	it becomes lower than atmospheric pressure
	C.	it does not change from physiologic
	D.	it becomes lower than alveolar pressure
	E.	it becomes equal to/greater than alveolar pressure

1 points

Question 6

 

Pericarditis could cause a reduction in cardiac output as a result of which of the following?

	A.	excess fluid in the pericardial cavity, which decreases ventricular filling
	B.	weak myocardial contractions due to friction
	C.	myocardial ischaemia due to widespread atherosclerosis
	D.	delays in the conduction system, interfering with normal cardiac rhythm
	E.	incompetent valves, which allow regurgitation of blood

1 points

Question 7

 

Growth and development of a child with cystic fibrosis may be delayed because of

	A.	deficit of gastric enzymes for protein digestion
	B.	mucus plugs obstructing the flow of pancreatic enzymes
	C.	loss of too much electrolytes in sweat
	D.	increased production of protein-rich sputum
	E.	abnormal salivary secretions

1 points

Question 8

 

Compensation mechanism for decreased cardiac output in cases of congestive heart failure includes

	A.	decreased coagulability of blood
	B.	reduced erythropoietin release
	C.	increased urinary output
	D.	increased production of renin and aldosterone
	E.	slow cardiac contractions

1 points

Question 9

 

All of the following can produce restrictive lung condition except

	A.	idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
	B.	muscular dystrophies
	C.	pneumoconiosis
	D.	restrictive cardiomyopathy
	E.	chronic extrinsic allergic alveolitis

1 points

Question 10

 

Which of the following would be particularly characteristic of chronic bronchitis?

	A.	marked dilations of bronchi
	B.	decreased activity of the mucous glands
	C.	fibrosis of the bronchial wall
	D.	accumulation of IgE in airway walls
	E.	formation of bullae on the lung surface

1 points

Question 11

 

Which of the following is unlikely to cause hypoxaemia and central cyanosis?

	A.	status asthmaticus
	B.	serious pulmonary embolism
	C.	pulmonary oedema
	D.	non-infective pericarditis
	E.	serious pneumonia

1 points

Question 12

 

Varicose ulcers are generally slow to heal because of

	A.	stenotic venous valves block flow of venous blood
	B.	reduced oxygenation of blood in the lungs
	C.	arterial vasodilation in the area
	D.	arterial blood supply to the area is decreased
	E.	venous atherosclerosis reduces venous blood flow

1 points

Question 13

 

What effect will chronic hypertension have on left ventricular muscle?

	A.	replacement of muscle cells with connective tissue cells
	B.	coagulative necrosis of cardiac muscle cells
	C.	development of hypertrophy
	D.	hyperplasia of cardiac muscle cells
	E.	development of reactive myocarditis

1 points

Question 14

 

Which of the following statements about chronic bronchitis is not correct?

	A.	it is mediated by type I hypersensitivity reaction
	B.	it can coexist with emphysema
	C.	it is characterised by reduced FVC
	D.	it can lead to right ventricular failure
	E.	unlike asthma it does not respond well to bronchodilators

1 points

Question 15

 

The presence of squamous epithelium in the respiratory airways of a person with a history of heavy smoking is consistent with

	A.	healing through regeneration
	B.	metaplastic change
	C.	type I hypersensitivity
	D.	chronic inflammation
	E.	coagulative necrosis

1 points

Question 16

 

In which of the following locations atherosclerosis would not be expected?

	A.	arteries in lower extremities
	B.	cerebral arteries
	C.	femoral vein
	D.	renal arteries
	E.	descending aorta

1 points

Question 17

 

Pulmonary oedema can cause hypoxaemia because of

	A.	leakage of oxygen into the pulmonary cavity
	B.	reduced concentration of haemoglobin in blood
	C.	reduced diffusion of oxygen into the blood
	D.	accumulation of carbon dioxide in the blood
	E.	widespread airway obstruction

1 points

Question 18

 

What causes the expanded anteroposterior thoracic diameter (barrel chest) in patients with emphysema?

	A.	accumulation of air in the pleural cavity
	B.	compression on the lungs by the diaphragm
	C.	excessive air trapping in alveolar spaces
	D.	increased peak expiratory flow rate
	E.	loss of elasticity of the chest wall

1 points

Question 19

 

_______________________ suggests that a neoplasm is malignant.

	A.	Cellular anaplasia
	B.	Hydropic change
	C.	Presence of connective tissue capsule
	D.	Cellular hyperplasia
	E.	Excessive cell proliferation

1 points

Question 20

 

The normal delay in electrical conduction through the AV node in the heart is essential for

	A.	completing ventricular filling
	B.	limiting the time for a myocardial contraction
	C.	allowing AV valves to close
	D.	allowing the ventricles to contract before the atria
	E.	preventing an excessively rapid heart rate

1 points

Question 21

 

Airway obstruction in asthma can be caused by all of the following except

	A.	increased airway wall thickness
	B.	increased mucus production in airways
	C.	presence of fluid in alveoli
	D.	contraction of bronchial smooth muscle
	E.	oedema of bronchial mucosa

1 points

Question 22

 

_______________ develops as a consequence of pneumothorax.

	A.	extrinsic allergic alveolitis
	B.	bronchiectasis
	C.	pneumoconiosis
	D.	lung atelectasis
	E.	filling of alveolar spaces with fluid

1 points

Question 23

 

Reduced ____________________ would not be expected in restrictive lung disorders.

	A.	SpO2
	B.	VC
	C.	lung compliance
	D.	Tiffeneau-Pinelli Index
	E.	TLC

1 points

Question 24

 

Rheumatic heart disease usually manifests in later years as

	A.	cardiac arrhythmias and heart murmurs
	B.	ventricular aneurysm
	C.	essential hypertension
	D.	mural thrombosis and systemic embolism
	E.	pericarditis and pericardial rub

1 points

Question 25

 

Cyanosis of the affected leg can occur in DVT because of

	A.	increased filtration of fluid into interstitial space
	B.	decreased capillary pressure
	C.	accumulation of deoxygenated haemoglobin
	D.	increased inflow of arterial blood
	E.	decreased level of haemoglobin in blood

1 points

Question 26

 

The biggest problem in ventricular fibrillation is

	A.	increase in systemic blood pressure
	B.	backflow of blood from LV to LA
	C.	absence of cardiac output
	D.	pulmonary congestion
	E.	increased risk for DVT/PE

1 points

Question 27

 

Important finding supporting diagnosis of heart failure is

	A.	positive D-dimer blood test
	B.	reduced cardiac creatine kinase level in blood
	C.	increased pO2 in blood
	D.	presence of ventricular ectopic beats on ECG
	E.	reduced ejection fraction on ultrasonography

1 points

Question 28

 

Which statement about cystic fibrosis is incorrect?

	A.	it is a multisystem disease
	B.	it is mediated by IgE antibodies
	C.	mucous produced in the airways is excessively thick
	D.	it is an inherited condition
	E.	it is often associated with bronchiectasis

1 points

Question 29

 

Which factor usually causes metabolic acidosis to develop in association with hypoxia?

	A.	liver dysfunction
	B.	compensation by the kidneys
	C.	anaerobic metabolism
	D.	failure to excrete carbon dioxide
	E.	increased blood volume

1 points

Question 30

 

Which of the following statements is correct?

	A.	tissue affected by congestion is warm and red
	B.	congestion leads to increased blood hydrostatic pressure
	C.	right sided heart failure typically causes pulmonary congestion
	D.	tissue affected by hyperaemia is cyanotic
	E.	hyperaemia results from vasoconstriction

1 points

Question 31

 

Long-term hypertension is not a risk factor for

 

	A.	ischaemic heart disease
	B.	left ventricular failure
	C.	deep leg vein thrombosis
	D.	cerebral haemorrhage
	E.	chronic renal failure

1 points

Question 32

 

The main contributing factor in airway obstruction in emphysema is

	A.	fibrosis and thickening of the airways
	B.	persistent contraction of airway smooth muscle
	C.	collapse of small airways due to loss of alveoli
	D.	presence of fluid in alveolar spaces
	E.	presence of air in the pleural cavity

1 points

Question 33

 

Why does cor pulmonale develop with chronic pulmonary disease?

	A.	thrombosis occurs in pulmonary circulation
	B.	pulmonary fibrosis and vasoconstriction increase vascular resistance
	C.	the right ventricle pumps more blood than the left ventricle
	D.	too much blood comes back from the lungs
	E.	demands on the left ventricle are excessive

1 points

Question 34

 

Underfilling of the systemic circulation is not a main mechanism in ____________ shock.

	A.	hypovolaemic
	B.	haemorrhagic
	C.	anaphylactic
	D.	neurogenic
	E.	cardiogenic

1 points

Question 35

 

Which if the following would indicate that pulmonary infarction has occurred during pulmonary embolism?

	A.	positive D-dimer in blood
	B.	pulmonary hypertension
	C.	hypoxaemia
	D.	sharp pleuritic pain
	E.	distended neck veins

1 points

Question 36

 

Chronic heart failure that develops as a result of long standing systemic hypertension is generally results from

	A.	large coagulative necrosis
	B.	ventricular outflow obstruction
	C.	atrial inflow obstruction
	D.	ventricular volume overload
	E.	decreased systemic vascular resistance

1 points

Question 37

 

Which of the following would not be expected in right heart failure?

	A.	liver congestion
	B.	paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea
	C.	peripheral dependant oedema
	D.	ascites
	E.	distended neck veins

1 points

Question 38

 

Pulmonary embolism can produce all of the following except

	A.	pulmonary hypertension
	B.	right ventricular strain
	C.	acute airway obstruction
	D.	lung infarction
	E.	hypoxaemia

1 points

Question 39

 

Hypertrophic cardyomyopathy would be suggested when

	A.	ventricular chambers enlarge for no clear reason
	B.	there is increased thickness of atrial and not ventricular muscle
	C.	there is concentric hypertrophy  of the LV
	D.	LV hypertrophy occurs in the absence of a clear cause for hypertrophy
	E.	there is increased thickness of the fibrous pericardium

1 points

Question 40

 

What is the acid-base status of a patient with the following values for arterial blood gases: serum bicarbonate 36.5 mmol/L (normal range: 22-28) pCO2 75 mm Hg (normal range: 35-45) and serum pH 7.0?

	A.	metabolic acidosis
	B.	respiratory alkalosis
	C.	respiratory acidosis
	D.	metabolic alkalosis
	E.	hyperventilation

1 points

Question 41

 

Which of the following is increased in progressive emphysema?

	A.	tidal volume
	B.	gas exchange membrane surface
	C.	forced expiratory volume
	D.	residual lung volume
	E.	vital capacity

1 points

Question 42

 

Infective endocarditis

	A.	typically affects heart valves
	B.	leads to accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity
	C.	can lead to development of cardiac tamponade
	D.	usually develops as a complication of myocardial infarction
	E.	is generally caused by viruses

1 points

Question 43

 

How does total obstruction of the airway lead to atelectasis?

	A.	air continues to be inspired but is trapped distal to the obstruction
	B.	lung tissue is compressed by air in the pleural cavity
	C.	decreased surfactant production impairs lung expansion
	D.	alveolar walls are destroyed distal to the obstruction
	E.	air is absorbed from the alveoli distal to the obstruction

1 points

Question 44

 

Pathophysiologically constrictive pericarditis would increase

	A.	left ventricular stroke volume
	B.	size of the ventricular chambers
	C.	diastolic pressure in the right ventricle
	D.	systemic blood pressure
	E.	cardiac output

1 points

Question 45

 

The main difference between unstable angina (UA) and myocardial infarction (MI) is that

	A.	unlike MI, UA shows no abnormal changes in ECG
	B.	atherosclerosis is involved in development of MI but not UA
	C.	unlike MI, UA does not present with chest pain
	D.	uppon resolving, UA does not leave myocardial necrosis behind
	E.	cardiac troponins are elevated in UA but not in MI

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Question 46

 

The main abnormality in mitral insufficiency is

	A.	flow of blood from LV to LA during ventricular systole
	B.	restricted ventricular wall stretching and filling with blood
	C.	regurgitation of blood from aorta into LV
	D.	abnormal flow of blood from left ventricle to right ventricle
	E.	significantly narrowed semilunar valves

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Question 47

 

One complication of emphysema is

	A.	cystic fibrosis
	B.	allergic alveolitis
	C.	pleural effusion
	D.	pulmonary fibrosis
	E.	spontaneous pneumothorax

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Question 48

 

Which of the following is a manifestation of closed pneumothorax?

	A.	increased breath sounds on the affected side
	B.	decreased respiratory rate
	C.	prominent wheezing on the affected side
	D.	asymmetrical chest movements
	E.	presence of fluid in alveoli on the affected side

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Question 49

 

Atrial fibrillation can cause all of the following except

	A.	increased risk of atrial thrombosis
	B.	development of ventricular aneurysm
	C.	absence of atrial systole
	D.	reduced filling of the left ventricle
	E.	increased risk of stroke

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Question 50

 

Cystic fibrosis would present in infancy with all of the following except

	A.	failure to thrive
	B.	liver cirrhosis
	C.	persistent inspiratory crackles
	D.	large bulky stools
	E.	frequent respiratory infections

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