The most common route by which a poison enters the body is:
A) inhalation.
B) ingestion.
C) exposure.
D) topical.
B
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That part of the total available pressure not used to overcome friction loss or gravity while forcing water through pipe, fittings, fire hose, and adapters is called _____
A. Flow (velocity) pressure B. Residual pressure C. Atmospheric pressure D. Static pressure
You arrive at the side of a pregnant patient in her third trimester who has been vaginally bleeding for several hours. Observation reveals several blood-soaked towels on the bed. She is alert and oriented with a patent airway and adequate breathing. Her pulse is 88 beats per minute and her blood pressure is 104/66 mmHg. In caring for this patient you would:
A) provide rapid transport in a supine position. B) clean the outside of the vagina with sterile water and peroxide. C) collect all towels with blood and transporting them with the patient. D) prepare her for the possibility that she may have miscarried the baby.
If the amount of pulmonary surfactant is decreased:
A. the alveoli will remain fully expanded. B. the lungs will produce excess mucous. C. alveolar surface tension will increase. D. intrapulmonary tension will decrease.
Which BEST describes the temperature scale of Kelvin?
A) The measurement of heat energy B) A measurement of temperature used most commonly in the United States where 32 degrees is the freezing point of water C) A scale using absolute zero, where water freezes at 273.15 degrees and boils at 373.13 degrees D) A temperature measurement scale where all molecular movement ceases at zero degrees and water freezes at 491.67 degrees