Your patient is an 18-year-old female who is alert and in moderate distress, complaining of abdominal pain and light-headedness. She describes a four-week history of worsening unilateral lower quadrant abdominal pain with onset of malaise, nausea and vomiting, this week.. Today, she is experiencing faintness and near-syncope with exertion. She denies pain or difficulty with urination. Her last menstrual period was two weeks ago. She is sexually active and uses oral contraceptives. Physical examination reveals marked tenderness and guarding with palpation of her abdomen. Her skin is cool and diaphoretic. HR = 121, BP = 90/58, RR = 18. The patient's presentation is most consistent with:

With regard to expectancy theory, there is a perceived linkage between which of the following?

A) Work and flexibility B) Effort and praise C) Work and satisfaction D) Effort and performance

When using a trench cut on a strip mall, it should be placed:

A) over the fire to allow for ventilation of gases and flames. B) on the side of the fire where extension of fire would cause the most damage. C) just before the fire to allow master stream deployment. D) none of the above.

On the CMS-1500 claim form, the abbreviation DD indicates that:

up to two diagnosis codes can be entered. a doctor of dentistry performed the service. the day of the month should be entered as two digits. durable medical equipment (DME) was ordered.

The Babcock clamp is an atraumatic, noncrushing clamp used to manipulate the bowel or________ tubes

A. fallopian C. kocher B. intestinal D. tissue