A35 year old man is treated by ultraviolet light for a chronic skin rash characterized by patches of thickened skin with silver scales on the knees and elbows. this condition is .

Of good nutrition because it is essential to all forms of metabolism in the body

Which of the following can refer to the form of exercises that uses free weights, weight machines. resistance bands, or the weight of the body to put stress on the muscles ? (a) strength training(b)weight training(c)resistance training(d) all the above

A92-year-old man with a 45-year history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is intubated in the icu because of a bout of viral pneumonia that fails to improve after 72 hours of antibiotics. although the inspired fraction of oxygen is 100%, the patient's po2 remains at 57 mmhg. positive-end expiratory pressure (peep) is added to allow the inspired fraction of oxygen. twelve hours after the introduction of peep the patient suddenly become hypotensive. at the same time, his oxygen saturation drops from 92% to 61%. on physical examination, his bp is 80/50 mmhg and his pulse is 124/min. he has distended neck veins and distant heart sounds. which of the following would also most likely be seen on this patient's physical examination? - absence of breath sounds in the right hemithorax- high amplitude carotid artery upstroke- a pleural friction rub- pulsus alternans- splenomegaly