When testing the effects of a new medication for asthma, one group of study participants is given an inactive substance that has no action on asthma or its symptoms. This inactive substance is known as a sugar pill or a ____________________.?
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placebo
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Which statement made by the student nurse indicates effective learning about the coagulation factors and intrinsic pathway?
1. "The clotting time is measured by prothrombin time." 2. "The clotting time is measured by activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)." 3. "TF-factor VII is formed by factor VII and tissue factor." 4. All of the above
Which statement regarding CAT scans is FALSE?
A) The computer creates an image as a slice of the part of the body being examined. B) Soft tissue structures are particularly clear. C) CAT scans may be enhanced with radiopaque contrast dye injected intravenously. D) The x-ray emitter moves in a triangle around the patient.
Which food can be classified into two different food groups?
A) fish B) ?beans C) bananas D) ?lettuce E) rice
Differentiation: __________
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