Which of the Following Is NOT True of Acute Mountain

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true of acute mountain sickness?

• A)caused by hyperventilation and hypercapnia
• B)may be treated with a drug that causes excretion of bicarbonate
• C)low P_O2 in the brain causes a headache
• D)pulmonary and cerebral edema are serious complications

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Definitions:

Bias

A systematic error or deviation from the truth in results or inferences.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped curve distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Simple Random Sample

A portion of a broader statistical population where each member has an equal likelihood of selection.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.