Which of the following is a good question to ask your waiter when dining out? Where did the food come from?
Why is it so expensive?
Can you substitue your fries for veggies?
How good is the quality?

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

1. controls how much sugar is in the blood pancreas 2. controls the other glands pituitary gland 3. manufactured by the brain to relieve pain thyroid 4. gland that regulates the body's energy levels endorphins

Two shoppers bought meat at the supermarket deli. the first shopper bought 3 pounds of meat for $9,87 . the second bought 4 pounds of meat for $16,76. can you tell if both shoppers bought the same kind of meat.