If the liver can produce 5 mg of albumen per day, what is its contribution to the concentration in the blood if the blood volume is 3.5 liters?

1. A woman who had been vomiting for 3 days was taken to the emergency department at University of Chicago by her family. The following blood measurements were obtained: pH = 7.6; PCO2 = 48 mmHg; and HCO3- = 37 mEq/L. A) Name the acid-base disorder you suspect that she has? And explain why you have selected this acid- base disorder.  B) Provide a physiologic explanation for Gastrointestinal, Respiratory, and Renal changes that are taking place to either cause or compensate for the acid-base disorder.

Which is the best indicator of iron STORES in the body? Question 43 options: a)  Hemoglobin b)  Ferritin c)  Hematocrit d)  Transferrin

An elderly man is consuming a diet that is NOT sufficient in all the macronutrients due to depression brought on by loss of his spouse.  What might you expect to see in a laboratory report from a blood test? Question 82 options: a)  Elevated levels of VLDL and LDL b)  Elevated levels of blood urea nitrogen c)  Lower than normal levels of blood glucose and hematocrit d)  Lower than normal levels of albumin

Since the patient was brought into the emergency room only two hours after the overdose, you suspect that her stomach might contain undissolved aspirin that is continuing to be absorbed. The fact that she is experiencing severe respiratory alkalosis eight hours after the ingestion confirms your suspicion and you decide to use a gastric lavage at pH 8.5 to effectively remove any aspirin left and reduce absorption of dissolved aspirin. Explain why gastric lavage was performed at pH 8.5 to effectively remove and reduce absorption of aspirin.

During periods of fasting or starvation, the presence of ketone bodies in the circulation causes: (a) an increase in blood pH. (b) a decrease in blood pH. (c) a neutral blood pH. (d) diabetes insipidus.

is a palm-sized amount of protien at lunch and dinner all you need?

Body builders often consume Upper levels of recommended protein. Use research to debate whether or not a diet higher than 2.5 g of protein per kg of body weight is safe for the body. A. Is it detrimental to consume more than 2.5 g protein per kg of body weight? B. Which type of the various protein preparations (protein concentrate, isolates, and hydrolysates) should be consumed and why?

How would the lungs and kidneys respond to theingestion of large quantities of antacids?

An individual's ratio of carbonic acid and bicarbonate ions is   17/0.6 Which of the following is a true statement? For a total of 3 answers - choose one of each of the following pairs: i) respiratory or metabolic ii) acidosis or alkalosis iii) uncompensated or partial compensation