"Metastasis" occurs when malignant cells:

a. reproduce in the original location.
b. die off.
c. shed to other areas of the body.
d. develop their own blood supply.


c

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An extended position of a joint in which it is not flexed, rotated, or hyperextended

What will be an ideal response?

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a. diagnose a blood clot below the knee. b. identify a saddle embolism. c. diagnose a blood clot behind the knee or thigh. d. identify a pulmonary infarction.

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A patient scheduled for a right lung pneumonectomy has a preoperative FEV1 of 2.0 L. A split lung quantitative V/Q study indicates a 55%/45% distribution of blood flow to the right and left lungs respectively. The patient's predicted postoperative (PPO) FEV1 would be:

A. 1.10 L B. 1.00 L C. 0.90 L D. 0.80 L

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