Describe the size of the U.S. health care industry in financial terms, and discuss the growth in health care expenditures.
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In 2004, Americans spent $1.878 trillion on health care; this was 16 percent of gross domestic product and amounted to $6,280 per capita. Since 1940, the amount spent on health care rose from $4 billion in 1940 to $1,877.6 trillion in 2004; as a percent of gross domestic product, health care spending went from 4 percent in 1940 to 16 percent in 2004.
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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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