____________________ is a psychiatric illness involving problems with self-image and is characterized by self-starvation.

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


Anorexia nervosa

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A patient is in cardiac arrest after being submerged in a pond for 15 minutes. You note that his abdomen is greatly distended and it is very difficult to ventilate him. What should you do next?

A) Ventilate more forcibly at a rate of 20-24 breaths/min B) Administer chest compressions to evacuate water from the body C) Place the patient on his side and firmly press on the abdomen D) Administer five abdominal thrusts

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The decision to make a rescue is a ____ one.

A. personal B. mandated C. federal D. state

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Which drug is derived from a mineral source? 

A. Penicillin B. Quinine C. Cod-liver oil D. Digitoxin E. Potassium chloride

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Medicare changed hospital reimbursement from a cost-based system to the ______payment system in 1983.

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

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