Explain the difference between hypertensive emergency and hypertensive urgency
What will be an ideal response?
• In each case, the patient presents with an extremely high blood pressure reading. The major difference is that in hypertensive emergency the patient would experience some form of target end organ damage.
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Which process of ventilation is correctly adhering to Boyle's law as it relates to ventilation?
A) When the diaphragm contracts, it creates a negative intrathoracic pressure causing air to enter the lungs B) When the diaphragm relaxes, it creates a negative intrathoracic pressure causing air to enter the lungs C) When the diaphragm contracts, it creates a positive intrathoracic pressure causing air to enter the lungs D) When the diaphragm relaxes, it creates a positive intrathoracic pressure causing air to enter the airways
Junctional tachycardia has a heart rate greater than 100
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) was created in 1986 to protect the vaccine makers from ____________________ actions and thus to ensure continued vaccine supplies and stable costs while maintaining a process to compensate those who had been injured by vaccines.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
About 75% of the phosphorus found in the body is deposited in the bones and teeth
Indicate whether the statement is true or false