Which of the following terms describes the lung injury associated with the release of pros-tanoids?
a. Biotrauma
b. Barotrauma
c. Volutrauma
d. Atelectrauma
ANS: A
These biochemical signals cause the release of cytokines, complement, prostanoids, leukotrienes, reactive oxygen species, and proteases. The release of these substances has been called "biotrau-ma."
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a. ASA I b. ASA II c. ASA III d. ASA IV
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A. Starling-Frank Law B. Frank-Starling Law C. Lowell-Starling Corollary D. Starling-Lowell Corollary
Conduction hearing loss is due to obstruction of sound waves.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Under the DRG system, patients were classified by _____.
A. age B. diagnosis C. expected length of stay D. prognosis