One of the most serious and potentially fatal effects of renal failure is:
A)Inability to excrete excess fluids
B) Increased blood pressure
C) Tinnitus
D) The buildup of toxins within the body
Answer: D) The buildup of toxins within the body
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In the absence of law, regulations, and standards, health care professionals can look to ____________________ ____________________ to provide a framework for decision making.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which chamber of the heart receives blood from the lungs?
A. right atrium B. left atrium C. right ventricle D. left ventricle
Your patient is a 23-year-old female who is 30 weeks pregnant. She choked on some cheese while eating a piece of pizza. When asked if she can speak, she replies "yes," although with some difficulty. Your next step should be to:
A) perform a series of abdominal thrusts. B) perform a series of chest thrusts. C) ask the patient to cough as hard as she can. D) attempt to remove the bolus of cheese with Magill forceps.
Microbes enter and leave the body:
A. only through the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. B. only through breaks in the skin. C. only through the penis, vagina, urinary meatus, and rectum. D. through the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, breaks in the skin, the penis, vagina, urinary meatus, and rectum.