A painful disease of the autoimmune system in which the synovial membranes are inflamed and thickened is _____.

A. osteoarthritis
B. rheumatoid arthritis
C. osteoporosis
D. collagen disease


Answer: B

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Aspirin may be used in a patient who has chest pain suggestive of a heart attack because aspirin may:

a. break up a blood clot that is occluding a coronary artery. b. relieve the headache that is caused by the administration of nitroglycerin. c. decrease the ability of platelets to form clots. d. decrease the chest pain caused by the possible heart attack.

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The globalization of commercial sports is due in part to the fact that

A. airlines are major corporate sponsors of pro sports worldwide. B. sport organizations are interested in expanding their markets. C. athletes as a group like to travel to new places. D. immigration regulations have been loosened up in many countries today.

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Using an ICD-9-CM code book, select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given in the following questions

Hypersomnia with sleep apnea

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The term for an abnormal heartbeat is:

A. dysrhythmia. B. coronary artery disease. C. angioplasty. D. myocardial infarction.

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