List and discuss some of the ethical issues surrounding the topic of transplants discussed in this chapter


Answers can include the following: (1) Using live donors; (2) inflicting pain on one person for another's benefit; (3) organ demand has increased; (4) selling organs is illegal but organ trafficking has increased; (5) wealthy people have more access to transplants (for example, human hair for wigs, replacement teeth).

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Which of the following is a normal fetal presentation?

A) buttocks-down positionB) brow C) vertex D) face

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The _____ character in an ICD-10-CM code is an alpha character. 

A. third B. second C. fifth D. first

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Solve the calculations using Roman numerals. 74 + 39 =

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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