As health care spending consumes an increasing percentage of our federal budgets, it adds disproportionately to the growth of the deficit and ____.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


national debt

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You have been called for a 28-year-old male patient with a history of behavioral problems. He responds to painful stimuli with garbled speech. His airway is patent, but breathing is inadequate. His radial pulse is rapid and his skin cool and moist. He has crackles at the bases of both lungs and the following vital signs: pulse, 108; respirations, 6 breaths/min and shallow; blood pressure, 98/64 mmHg; and SpO2, 92%. A friend informs you that the patient may have drunk a considerable amount of antifreeze, possibly up to 12 hours ago, in a suicide attempt. The first thing you should do is:

A) Start positive pressure ventilation B) Call poison control C) Look for confirmation that the antifreeze was ingested D) Provide low-flow oxygen to increase the pulse oximeter reading to 94%

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What is the term for PVCs that all have a similar shape on a tracing?

A. Unifocal PVCs B. R-on-T PVCs. C. Interpolated PVCs D. Coupling

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What agent can be administered to a preterm infant to help reduce lung inflammation and the incidence of BPD?

a. Vitamin D b. Bronchodilators c. Ribavirin (Virazole?) d. Corticosteroids

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A parastite that is flat and segmented, living in the small and large intestine is called

A. strongyles B. coccidia C. giardia D. tapeworm

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