Quantitative Chapter 1 and 2 Essays

Case Study: D.Q. is a 57-year-old male who worked in a water treatment plant for many years. He also smoked heavily for approximately 30 years. He has been diagnosed with COPD. During an extremely hot summer, he arrived at the emergency department in severe exacerbation of the COPD. The patient’s heart rate is 123, blood pressure is 163/90, respiratory rate is 34, oxygen saturation is 86% on 2 L NC, and temperature is 37.5 celsius.

d) Break even sales change that would change the profits by the same amount as a reduction in price.

A. How did you do this? __ The person continuously exercised for several hours without resting. The person died from moderate dehydration _

b. The regular price of soup, whether or not to run the end of year promotion and target yearend inventory.

Breakeven Analysis for Product Tylenol Approach 1 - Same price as Tylenol Approach 2a - Cheaper than Tylenol Approach 2b - Cheaper w/lowered trade cost $ $ $ $ Unit Cost (Variable Cost) 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 Trade Cost (Selling Price to Retailers) $ 1.69 $ 1.69 $ 1.05 $ 0.70 Fixed Cost (Advertising) 2,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 Break-Even Quantity [Fixed Cost/(Trade Cost-Unit Cost)] 1,834,862 5,504,587 13,333,333 60,000,000 Contribution Margin (Unit) 64% 64% 43% 14%

Drinking age is not a strange phrase in our lives. Every time when we go to club or buy some liquor, we have to show our photo ID to prove that we have already 21 and we are legal to drink wine. I think this is a really good method to control drinking problem. Before I read these two articles which are “The 21-Year-Old Drinking Age: I Voted for it, It Doesn’t Work” by Dr. Morris E. Chafetz and “The Drinking Age of 21 Saves Lives” by Toben F. Nelson and Traci L. Toomey, I only felt that when people grow up they will have self-control to hold their desire for drinking and could decide whether it is appropriate to drink at that moment. I didn’t collect any data or information to support my opinion,

B. What is the cough reflex? Describe the process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by coughing?

Health Perception/Health Management: Generally in good health with the occasional cold and bouts of fatigue. She has to

7. What is the prognosis for the disease or disorder (a) without treatment and (b) with treatment?

C. The pregnancy will increase the progression of my disease and will reduce my CD4 counts.

a. These symptoms are also closely related to symtpoms of the common cold, so they are easy to ignore.

12. A freeze in Peru causes the price of coffee to skyrocket. Assuming coffee and tea are substitutes, which of the following will happen?

It sounds like using the stratified random sampling would be a good choice for using a particular group of people.  In stratified random sampling the individuals conducting the research know some things about the community that is providing date such as age, gender, ethnicity, and medical diagnosis. This is also a good option when there is a time restraint to obtain the information that is being gathered.  The survey would also have to be ensured it is written in a way that the average person can clearly understand the question to get a proper answer.

The subjects of the experimental study performed were 14 firefighters who were attendees at the Fire Academy. They were all volunteers and met the requirements to be subjects, including having no medical issues that could affect or be affected by the test and being in good physical health with no injuries. Each subject was cleared by physicians to be participants in the experiment and all agreed for information about the study to be released.

AIM 2: Identify the impact of physical activity on COPD patients. We plan to determine independent associations between physical activity (PR) with normal COPD patient at