A 75-Year-Old Female Has Been Critically Ill with Multiple Organ

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Multiple Choice

A 75-year-old female has been critically ill with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) for longer than a week and has developed a severe oxygen supply and demand imbalance.The statement that best describes this imbalance is which of the following?

• A) Increased oxygen delivery to cells fails to meet decreased oxygen demands.
• B) The amount of oxygen consumed by cells depends only on the needs of cells, because there is oxygen in reserve.
• C) The situation results in supply-independent consumption.
• D) The reserve has been exhausted, and the amount of oxygen consumed depends on the amount the circulation is able to deliver.

Distinguish between sensory, short-term (working), and long-term memory.

Recognize the distinction between explicit (declarative) and implicit (nondeclarative) memories.

Describe the significance of automatic and effortful processing in memory formation.

Explain the original Atkinson-Shiffrin three-stage model of memory and its revisions.

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