What type of patients have to be propped upright to breathe or sleep comfortably?
A) tuberculosis
B) pulmonary embolism
C) cyanosis
D) orthopnea
D
Explanation: A) Not tuberculosis.
B) Not pulmonary embolism.
C) Not cyanosis.
D) Correct! Orth/o- means "straight."
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