The circular muscle between the stomach and small intestine that keeps food in the stomach is the ____
A) cardiac sphincter
B) duodenal sphincter
C) anal sphincter
D) pyloric sphincter
D
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Your patient's initial vital signs were a pulse of 120 per minute and weak, a blood pressure of 90/50 mmHg, and a respiratory rate of 24 per minute. Upon reassessment, you note that the patient now has a weak pulse of 100 per minute, a blood pressure of 110/60 mmHg, and a respiratory rate of 20 per minute. Which of the following can you conclude from this information?
A) The baseline vital signs were inaccurate. B) The patient's condition may be improving. C) You can transport the patient to a lower level trauma center. D) The patient will survive.
The Department of Health and Human Services agency that handles privacy complaints is the Office for __________
Fill in the blank with correct word.
The nine quality improvement strategies identified by AHRQ include:
a. Ignoring patient complaints. b. Financial penalties for poor performance. c. Mandating overtime to provide more patient hours. d. Continuing education for clinicians.
Signs and symptoms of stroke include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. numbness or paralysis. B. high fever. C. drooling. D. unequal pupil size.