A Patient in the Intensive Care Unit Is Being Evaluated

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for brain death. Which finding is an indication of brain death?

• A) Absence of all motor responses to noxious stimuli
• B) No respiratory effort when the patient is off the ventilator for 4 minutes with a pCO₂ of 49
• C) Absence of a cough reflex with nasotracheal stimulation
• D) Pupils that are 3 mm and respond to light

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, typically characterized by a reduction in per-unit cost with increasing output.

Specialization

The process by which individuals, firms, or countries focus on producing a certain type of goods or services, often to achieve greater efficiencies or quality.

Diseconomies of Scale

The situation where a company or business grows so large that the costs per unit increase, leading to decreased efficiency.

Long-run Total Costs

The total costs associated with the production of a certain level of output when all inputs can be varied, emphasizing the period in which no costs are fixed.