What is the term for the cartilaginous airways?

A. respiratory unit
B. acinus
C. conducting zone
D. tracheobronchial tree


Answer: C

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Elizabeth Marshall was the first female pharmacist and:

A) The granddaughter of an Irish immigrant who established an apothecary shop in Philadelphia in 1729. B) The second wife of Benjamin Franklin. C) The founder of the first hospital in colonial America in 1751. D) The author of the first American pharmacopoeia.

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The physician orders Imitrex 4 milligrams sub-Q as needed for headache for the client. The Imitrex drug label on the vial reads 12 milligrams per milliliter. Give ________

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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________ is the tendency to attract members to the managed care plan who are sicker than the general population.

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

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SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).You respond to a 67-year-old female who has fallen at home. On arrival the patient is conscious and alert, with no respiratory or cardiac compromise. She states she tripped and fell and now has pain in her left hip. She thinks she might have heard a "pop" as she hit the floor. She has her neighbor at her side and says it is all right if you leave-the neighbor can get her up and to her favorite chair. She's afraid she can't afford the ambulance and the hospital, and she is sure she is just feeling her age. You know that the ambulance is on its way and should arrive soon.The patient requests that you leave, and she tells you that she will get help from her neighbor. She refuses to sign anything either giving or refusing consent.

You know the ambulance will be there soon, and you consider leaving. What should you do? A. Tell her neighbor that the woman is irrational and not competent to consent. B. Insist that she must sign the refusal-of-care document. C. Leave or be charged with battery. D. Wait for the ambulance to arrive, while calmly explaining to the woman that it would be best to allow care.

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