While assessing a patient with chest pain, you note that his pulse is irregular. This indicates:

A) acute myocardial infarction or angina pectoris.
B) a dysfunction in the left side of the patient's heart
C) high blood pressure that is increasing cardiac workload.
D) abnormalities in the heart's electrical conduction system.


Ans: D) abnormalities in the heart's electrical conduction system.

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a. epicardium b. myocardium c. endocardium d. pericardium

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Which of the financial systems is used to track a purchase order?

What will be an ideal response?

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In what way does the use of EHR affect the practice of transcription?

A. Transcription needs increase because providers do not have time to enter data into EHRs. B. Transcription needs decrease because data entry at the point of care eliminated dictated records. C. There is no change in the practice of transcription as a result of implementation of EHR. D. None of these.

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Myelin in the central nervous system is made up of ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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