Which of the following groups is most likely to be diagnosed with sickle-cellĀ anemia?

A. African Americans
B. Native Americans
C. Caucasians
D. Asian Americans


Answer: A

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The hormone that stimulates powerful uterine contractions and aids labor in its later stages is known as:

A) Pitocin B) oxytocin C) prolactin D) estrogen

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Martin is 69 years old, and has a long-standing history of COPD brought on by years of smoking. He finally stopped smoking about four years ago when he retired. In addition to the COPD, Martin has hypertensive heart disease and chronic atrial fibrillation. He was admitted to the hospital directly from his physician's office. At the time of admission, he had dyspnea, tachycardia, and yellowish sputum. He was treated with medications and respiratory therapy. His hypertension was well controlled throughout his stay and the chronic a-fib was managed with his usual medications. After several days of treatment, he was discharged home with a diagnosis of acute exacerbation of COPD.

First-listed diagnosis: ________ Secondary diagnoses: ________ Fill in the blank with correct word.

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The supervision of the radiologic procedure and the interpretation and writing of a report describing the examination and its findings are considered the __________ component of a radiologic examination

a. complete b. professional c. technical d. unusual

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