An intraventricular shunt benefits a patient by:

A) Providing a route to eliminate urine from the bladder
B) Draining fluid from around the heart
C) Allowing medication to be given to the patient
D) Draining cerebrospinal fluid from the brain


D) Draining cerebrospinal fluid from the brain

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Which of the following is NOT included in a standard health insurance policy?

a. Provides an outline of benefits b. Payment of vitamin supplement expenses c. The replacement or repair of personal property d. The payment for expenses of others who have been injured by you or on your property

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In their book Managing Workforce 2000, Jamieson and O'Mara discuss a system that will be valuable in managing the workforce of the future. What is this system called?

A) Flex management system B) Cultural awareness system C) Job performance system D) Worker's rights system

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A physician who owns a medical practice decides his malpractice insurance is too expensive and drops the policy. Which of the following aspects of this physician's practice will impact the physician the most?

A. Receiving payment from insurance companies for services provided for patients. B. Attracting new patients. C. Having hospital privileges. D. Attracting competent staff. E. Maintaining membership in physician organizations.

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Which one of the following statements about the circulation of blood is TRUE?

A) Pulmonary arteries are the only arteries that carry oxygenated blood. B) The right myocardium is thicker than the left myocardium. C) The right atrium receives oxygenated blood from the vena cava. D) The left atrium sends oxygenated blood into the left ventricle.

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