Match the term with the definition or description

A. Trends over the past 20 years show a decrease in the number of motor-vehicle deaths, especially those related to alcohol.
B. Investing large amounts of money to achieve success
C. 50 percent of the life expectancy gains from 1960-2000 (almost 7 years for newborns) were attributable to this.
D. Measures have been the most cost-effective health care interventions to date


A. "Way-of-life factors"
B. Space shot mentality
C. Medical care
D. Preventive public health

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A decrease in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and vital capacity (VC) of greater than 20% when a patient moves from the seated to the supine position is suggestive of which of the following?

a. Diaphragmatic muscle weakness b. Scalene muscle weakness c. Brainstem injury d. Internal intercostal weakness

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Typical radiotherapy treatment sessions require the rotation of the therapy unit around the patient. The precision necessary to ensure rotational accuracy mandates that the therapy unit

a. rotate using laser precision. b. rotate around the isocenter of the unit. c. be checked daily for rotational precision. d. all of the above

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A patient comes into the urgent care center complaining of severe itching, throat swelling, and difficulty breathing. Which of the following should be suspected?

A) Cerebrovascular accident B) Poisoning C) Emotional crisis D) Anaphylaxis

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