List the five rules of letter-by-letter alphabetizing


1. Ignore single spaces when alphabetizing.
2. Ignore single hyphens when alphabetizing.
3. Numbers or the adjective version of the number (first, second, third, fourth) should be placed in numerical order before alphabetical characters.
4. When a diagnostic statement contains the term with, the "with" immediately follows the main terms, and the second part of the diagnosis follows in alphabetical order.
5. Subterms and modifying terms are indented under the main term. They appear in alphabetical order.

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A) 325 mg of aspirin administered orally at 1325 B) 0.4 of nitroglycerin administered sublingually at 0800 C) Medical direction (Dr. Cole) ordered albuterol at 1245. Given as ordered. D) Assisted patient with administration of medication via metered-dose inhaler

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During volume control ventilation a patient's airway resistance increases. This change will cause which of the following to occur?

a. Increase in delivered volume b. Increase in peak airway pressure c. Decrease in plateau pressure d. Decrease in peak airway pressure

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Reasons for rising health care costs include all of the following EXCEPT:

a. higher cost of doing business. b. increase in lawsuits. c. the number of people with health insurance is rising. d. increasing medical technology.

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The body's mechanisms to protect itself against pathogens in general are called nonspecific defenses or ________ immunity

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

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