What is the largest single medical benefits program in the United States?
Medicare
Medicaid
Workers' compensation
TRICARE
Medicare
Rationale: Medicare is the largest single medical benefits program in the United States. As of 2014, more than 53.8 million people had Medicare. Elderly people made up 44.9 million of these, and disabled people made up 8.9 million.
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a. Potassium chloride and partial thromboplastin reagent b. Partial thromboplastin reagent and calcium chloride c. Thromboplastin and potassium chloride d. Thromboplastin and calcium chloride
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A. apices B. middle zone C. bases D. Airway resistance is equal throughout these three lung zones.
Effective verbal communication begins with:
a. facing the patient directly, maintaining eye contact, and giving specific directions. b. speaking lower than the patient's educational level to ensure that directions are understood. c. giving instructions quickly to minimize the length of time the patient must bite down. d. repeating requests several times to greater facilitate comprehension.