The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is developed and coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but administered by each state by phone to a statistically sampled group of adults aged 18 and older. Which individuals does this type of methodology exclude?

What will be an ideal response?


This methodology excludes data collection from low income or homeless individuals as well as from adults who do not maintain a land-line (primarily young adults).

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What will be an ideal response?

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All drugs dispensed from a pharmacy or removed for any reason must be recorded on ____________________ records

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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You are assessing a 52-year-old male with respiratory distress. The MOST ominous sign(s) of severe hypoxemia and imminent cardiac arrest is/are:

A. minimal-word dyspnea and pallor. B. audible stridor and facial cyanosis. C. a marked decrease in the heart rate. D. a marked increase in the heart rate.

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