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Your ICU Patient Has ARDS with a PO2 of 62

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Your ICU patient has ARDS with a pO2 of 62 mmHg, despite mechanical ventilation and oxygenation. Which of the following best explains this finding?


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Alarm-Calling

Vocal signals emitted by some animals to warn conspecifics of potential predators, enhancing group survival but potentially increasing risk to the caller.

Hamilton's Rule

A principle of kin selection that predicts when natural selection will favor altruistic acts among related individuals, based on the cost to the altruist, the benefit to the recipient, and the degree of relatedness.

Adaptive

Relating to or characterized by adaptation; capable of adjusting to new conditions for survival advantage.

Alarm-Calling

A behavior in animals where individuals produce vocalizations to warn conspecifics of potential danger.

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