A defect of spinal development that results when tissues fail to close properly around the spinal cord during the first trimester of pregnancy is called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
spina bifida
Spina bifida is a defect that results when tissues fail to close properly around the spinal cord during the first trimester of pregnancy.
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The common-sense precautions people can follow to help slow the spread of cold viruses include all of the following EXCEPT __________
a. hand washing b. scrubbing shared items c. taking antibiotics d. using tissues to sneeze and cough into
Which of the following is the master gland that secretes tropic hormones that control the secretion of other hormones throughout the body?
A) Thyroid B) Adrenal C) Pituitary D) Pancreas
A respiratory therapist is questioning the accuracy of the ABG results obtained on a patient in the ICU. The results show a pH and PaO2 that seem unreasonably high, while the PaCO2 seems unreasonably low
Which of the following would most likely cause these erroneous results? a. A venous sample was obtained. b. There was excessive heparin in the blood gas syringe. c. The sample was excessively delayed in analysis. d. There was an air bubble in the sample.
Ab is the abbreviation for absorbance.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)