Used needles, glass slides, scalpel blades, and disposable syringes are called:

a. Toxic.
b. Sharps.
c. Soft.
d. Dispensable.


b.Sharps.

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The terms petechiae, purpura, and ecchymoses all describe:

a. Varying degrees of thrombocytopenia b. Varying degrees of thrombocythemia c. Varying qualitative platelet disorders d. Varying size hemorrhages into the skin because of small-vessel bleeding

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A 32-year-old medical patient is unresponsive. He is lying on his back and snoring. You should first:

A) begin artificial ventilation. B) tilt the head back and lift the chin. C) place the patient on his side. D) apply oxygen.

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Which of the following best describes the order of occurrence in the GAS theory of adaptation?

a. Fight or flight, alarm, return to normal, exhaustion b. Exhaustion, alarm, fight or flight, return to normal c. Alarm, fight or flight, exhaustion, return to normal d. Alarm, fight or flight, return to normal, exhaustion

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