What disease is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacterium?

a. Croup
b. RSV
c. Pneumonia
d. Pertussis


d

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Which description best fits an oxygen concentrator that may be part of a patient's home medical equipment?

A) Oxygen device that extracts oxygen from the air B) Nasal cannula connected to a small cylinder of oxygen C) Small portable device that administers high-concentration oxygen D) Small oxygen tank that holds concentrated liquid oxygen

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What is the downside to a retrospective review?

a. The patient has already had the procedure. b. The physician has already been paid. c. The patient and physician are not notified until after the procedure that the insurance will not cover said procedure. d. The hospital uses the information to raise costs.

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A broken bone in which the end of one bone becomes wedged into another bone, as could be the case of a fall from a significant height.

A. impacted fracture B. indirect injury C. incomplete fracture D. twisting injury

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Which of the following systems are capable of regulating alkaline substances in the blood and restoring chemical buffers used in managing the H+ levels in extracellular fluids?

I. Phosphate buffer system II. Protein buffer system III. Respiratory system IV. Renal system a. III and IV only c. III only b. IV only d. I and II only

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