________ is a decrease or wasting away of muscle tissue and occurs rapidly in an inactive patient
a. Atrophy
b. Strain
c. Sprain
d. All of the above
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
You are having a difficult time controlling bleeding from a small skin avulsion on a patient's ankle. Which of the following statements made by the patient best explains why the bleeding has been so difficult to control?
a. "I take Coumadin (an anticoagulant) for my irregular heartbeat." b. "My blood pressure sometimes runs a little high." c. "I take steroids for my lung disease." d. "I drank a lot of alcohol last night."
Which health care statute is responsible for defining four new criminal health care fraud offenses?
a. Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Act b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act c. Health Information Privacy Act d. American Medical Association Ethical Standards Act
The artery that runs through the arm and branches into the radial and ulnar arteries?
A. clavicular artery B. ascending aorta C. brachial artery D. metacarpal artery