If the pituitary gland does not produce enough growth hormone early in life, ________ can result.

Should the therapist perform a patient-ventilator check in addition to regularly scheduled intervals dictated by patient acuity? I. whenever the Fio2 is changed II. before an arterial blood sample is obtained III. in advance of compliance measurements IV. immediately after airway resistance measurements

A. I, IV only B. II, III only C. II, III, IV only D. I, II, III, IV

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the overall effect of two decades of ethical activity treating impaired and "handicapped" newborns?

A. Parents have a smaller range of decisions or choices about treatment in such cases. B. As a result of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and hospital ethics committees, most impaired newborns are "seriously under-treated." C. Physicians have a smaller range of decisions or choices about treatment in such cases. D. Fewer spina bifida babies die today than at the time of the Johns Hopkins cases. E. Fewer Down syndrome babies die today than at the time of the Johns Hopkins cases.