Vital signs include the temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and ____.
A. weight
B. diameter
C. height
D. circumference
E. pain assessment
E. pain assessment
The five vital signs are temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and pain assessment. Pain assessment is considered the "fifth vital sign."
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a. Acute (uncompensated) respiratory alkalo-sis b. Fully compensated metabolic acidosis c. Fully compensated respiratory alkalosis d. Partially compensated respiratory alkalosis
Should the Affordable Care Act get repealed,
a. health care reform will become a dead issue b. the main provisions of the ACA will be scrapped c. it will be replaced by a single-payer system d. some provision of the ACA will be retained
________ is the leading form of disability among older adults
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Red blood cells typically last about ________.
A. two weeks B. four weeks C. two months D. four months