____________________, located in the small intestine, are specialized lymph vessels that transport fats and fat-soluble vitamins
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Lacteals
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Fee schedules in managed care contracts are increasingly based on:
A. Medicare's resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS) and conversion factor. B. Medicare's resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS) with a different conversion factor. C. the HMO's per-member-per-month guidelines. D. usual and customary charges adjusted by geographic area.
A female patient struck her face on the steering wheel in a head-on motor vehicle collision and has deformity and crepitus to the bridge of her nose. Further assessment reveals bleeding deep within the nasal passages. Prior to your arrival, fire department EMRs have secured the patient to a long spine board and applied a cervical collar and straps. To best address the hemorrhage in the nasopharynx, the EMT would:
A) Suction blood from the airway as needed B) Transport the patient on the backboard with her feet elevated C) Apply ice packs to the bridge of the nose to control hemorrhage D) Carefully pack the nasal passages with rolls of sterile gauze
During respiration, motion occurs at both the costovertebral and costotransverse joints. Which of the following statements is true regarding the axis of motion and the type of motion that occurs at these joints?
a. The axis of motion of the upper ribs is close to the sagittal plane. b. The axis of motion of the lower ribs is close to the frontal plane. c. Motion of the upper ribs increases in the transverse (medial/lateral) diameter of the thorax. d. The lateral end of the lower ribs is displaced laterally.
Body wraps used today evolved from locally applied ________
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