A condition of profound unconsciousness with no reasonable hope for improvement is known as
A. a persistent vegetative state.
B. clinical death.
C. a coma.
D. brain death.
Answer: A
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A. Most women who take mifepristone abort the pregnancy within two weeks. B. If abortion does not occur with mifepristone, surgical abortion is recommended. C. Mifepristone is a prescription pill that is swallowed. D. Mifepristone can be used during the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
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a. source-oriented record keeping. b. problem-oriented record keeping. c. focus charting. d. outcome charting.
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of myocardial ischemia?
A. Pain in the neck B. Depression of the ST segment of the electrocardiogram C. Increase in the height of the P wave on the electrocardiogram D. Pain in the jaw