A severely diseased heart valve that does not function properly can be treated by excising (cutting out) the diseased valve and replacing it with an artificial heart valve
a. true
b. false
a. true
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The EMT is correctly calculating a patient's respiratory rate when he or she:
A) Counts the number of breaths in 1 minute and divides by 4 B) Obtains a pulse oximetry reading and divides it by 3 C) Assesses the patient for any sign of respiratory difficulty D) Counts the number of breaths for 30 seconds and multiplies by 2
The globin portion of hemoglobin in normal adult humans is composed of which two amino acid chains?
A. Two alphas, two betas (?2, ?2) B. Three betas, three deltas (?3, ?3) C. Two deltas, two betas (?2, ?2) D. Two sigmas, two gammas (?2, ?2)
What is the term for ventricular rhythms that originate in the Purkinje network?
A. Junctional escape rhythms B. Agonal rhythms C. Asystole rhythms D. Ventricular escape rhythms