According to Jackson's thermal burn theory and zones of injury, in the center of the burn wound is the zone of ____, the area of direct tissue destruction.

Under what circumstances is a left ventricular assist device used?

A. As a bridge to heart transplantation while a donor heart is being located B. To ensure that the ventricles contract at an adequate and consistent rate C. To reduce ventricular pumping force in patients with aortic aneurysms D. To permanently replace the function of one or both of the ventricles

The respiratory system compliance of a patient receiving mechanical ventilation when the re-turned tidal volume is 650 mL, the static pressure is 35 cm H2O, and the positive end-expiratory pressure is 8 cm H2O is _____ mL/cm H2O

a. 0.04 c. 53.9 b. 18.6 d. 24