Symptoms of ____________________ deficiency are decreased appetite, muscular weakness, and a characteristic paralysis known as polyneuritis or beri-beri

Aging will cause the following normal connective tissue change:

a. Decreased connective tissue stiffness b. Increase in the amount of connective tissue in the extracellular matrix c. Increase in the number of motor units d. Decrease of sarcopenia

What problem is associated with using pressure-volume loops to determine potential levels of appropriate PEEP for protective lung strategy?

A. Patients need to be sedated and paralyzed. B. Technology is unavailable to accommodate the widespread use of this strategy. C. This protective lung strategy cannot be used in all patients receiving mechanical ventilation. D. This strategy only works for patients who have decreased pulmonary compliance.