Which of the following is acceptable regarding the amount of slope for a helicopter landing zone?

Body temperature is measured in all of the following ways EXCEPT ________

a. oral b. aural c. temporal d. auxiliary

A 21-year-old woman in the emergency room is displaying rapid and deep, labored breathing. Her room ABG reveals a pH of 7.25, PaCO2 of 28, HCO3– of 14 mEq/L, and a base excess of –14 mEq/L

How would the respiratory therapist assess her acid-base condition? 1. Severe hyperventilation 2. Partially compensated metabolic acidosis 3. Compensatory response to the metabolic acidosis 4. Severe hypoventilation a. 1, 2, and 3 only b. 1 and 3 only c. 3 only d. 2, 3, and 4 only