Which event during the 1940s helped the United States realize the need for a prepaid payment system that would relieve the burden on the sick person and ensure that the hospital and hospital expenses were paid?
a. Development of durable medical suppliers
b. Creation of disability insurance
c. Development of antibiotics
d. Formation of the American Medical Association
ANS: C
Technological advances and the development of antibiotics during the 1940s increased the ability to improve health, but unfortunately the cost was prohibitive for most people in the United States.
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a. Decreased blood pressure b. Increased pulse c. Decreased respiratory rate d. Increased urine output
Which assessment is the nurse most likely to make in a patient with flail chest?
A) The flail portion of the chest moves inward with inspiration. B) The flail portion of the chest moves inward with expiration. C) The flail portion of the chest moves outward with inspiration. D) The flail portion of the chest does not move with respiration.
The nurse is aware that the musculoskeletal system of the child is composed of: (Select all that apply.)
a. Major blood vessels b. Bones c. Joints d. Muscle e. Cartilage
A pediatrician is teaching a group of medical students about some of the particularities of heart failure in children as compared with older adults. Which of the physician's following statements best captures an aspect of these differences?
A) "You'll find that in pediatric patients, pulmonary edema is more often interstitial rather than alveolar, so you often won't hear crackles." B) "Because of their higher relative blood volume, jugular venous distention is a better assessment technique for suspected heart failure in young patients." C) "Signs and symptoms in children may sometimes mimic those of shock, with a low blood pressure and high heart rate." D) "Fever is a sign of heart failure in children that you are unlikely to see in older adults."