What is a growth chart percentile?

What will be an ideal response?


Curved lines representing what percentage of the reference population the individual would equal or exceed at a given size for age.

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Your patient is a 19-year-old man who received a penetrating knife wound to his chest. On your arrival, he is lying supine with a visible chest wound that is bleeding slightly. You can hear the sucking sound of air moving in and out of the wound. This wound is best managed with:

A) a bulky dressing held in place with adhesive strips. B) an occlusive bandage sealed on three sides and open on the fourth side. C) a dry dressing covered by an adherent bandage. D) a sterile, wet dressing held in place with an elastic bandage.

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The Security Officer is to keep record of

a. all computer hardware and software used within the facility when it comes in and when it goes out of the facility. b. just the addition of hardware and software within the facility to be sure they are compliant with the Security Rule. c. just the removal of hardware and software within the facility to be sure all data is removed. d. the net value of disposed equipment that the facility has removed from use.

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The Caster Semenya case demonstrated that

A. estrogens are naturally present in female bodies but not male bodies. B. appearance is irrelevant when it comes to identifying a person's sex. C. widespread ideas about femininity are linked with ideas about race. D. being identified as a real woman is more biological than social.

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Which of the following are common causes of carbon monoxide poisoning?

A. air conditioning units B. cleaning supplies C. improperly vented heating appliances D. paints and paint thinners

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