You have been called for an eight-year-old girl who is having seizures. The mother tells you that the child has not been sick, no fever or vomiting. However, she does have a shunt. You should suspect her seizures are caused by:

A patient develops acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to muscle fatigue. Which of the fol-lowing modes of ventilatory support would you consider for this patient?

1. Assist-control ventilation with adequate backup 2. Continuous positive airway pressure 3. Intermittent mandatory ventilation with adequate backup rate 4. Bilevel pressure support by mask a. 2 and 4 only b. 3 and 4 only c. 1, 2, and 3 only d. 1, 3, and 4 only

The muscle that bends the joint is called a ________ muscle

A) extensor B) extension C) flexor D) flexion