List two situations that may result in ethical dilemmas in medicine
Answers can include the following: (1) When the enforcement of law does not appear to bring about justice; (2) when there is no obvious right or wrong behavior; (3) when right behavior appears to have the wrong effect; (4) when personal sacrifice is the consequence of following ideals.
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A. bradydysrhythmia B. tachydysrhythmia C. error in automaticity D. focal atrial tachyycardia
Blood circulation to tissues is decreased as lipids are released from fat tissues and are deposited around the inside wall of the blood vessels impairing blood flow. This is a condition called ________
A) atherosclerosis B) multiple sclerosis C) arteriosclerosis D) None of the above
Which of the following testing strategies would you recommend for assessing a patient with possible acute diarrhea?
A) Testing strategies include procurement of cultures for bacterial and viral pathogens, direct examination for ova and parasites, and immunoassays for specific bacterial toxins (e.g., Clostridium difficile), viral antigens (rotavirus), and protozoan antigens (e.g., Giardia, Entamoeba histolytica). B) Determine stool osmotic gap, carbohydrate content of stool, and fecal fat stain. C) Perform quantitative fat analysis of stool samples. D) Perform a test for stool-reducing substance and fecal fat stain.