Patients with acute abdominal pain should not be given anything to eat or drink because:

A. It will create pain and hide the diagnosis.

B. Food will move quickly through the digestive system.

C. Stomach contents enhance the risk of aspiration.

D. Digestion prevents accurate bowel sound auscultation.

A pressure cooker contains 5.68 liters of air at a temperature of 394K. If the absolute pressure of the air in the pressure cooker is 205 Pascals, how many moles of air are there in the cooker?

Which of the following is true about CVD?

a. It's only a problem in developed nations.

b. It claims the lives of more men than women every year.

c. Risk factors are only an issue starting at age 50 .

d. It's the leading cause of death in America.

The pressure 45.0 meters under water is 543 kPa. What is this pressure in atm?

Which of the following statements is not correct?

a. Over 70 million Americans are sleep deprived.

b. Young adults (under age 24 ) are the most sleep-deprived population in America.

c. Over 45 percent of the world's population suffer from some form of sleep deprivation.

d. The highest risk for drowsydriving accidents is among males aged 17 to 23 .

When Amanda goes out with her friends on the weekends, she usually has four or five beers in a row. This type of high-risk drinking is called

a. tolerance.

b. alcoholic addiction.

c. alcohol overconsumption.

d. binge drinking.

We have learned that a lack of prenatal care increases the risk of premature delivery and possible health problems for the infant.

Visit the USDA website (www.usda.gov) and read about WIC. After reading about WIC, do you think this is something that could help Joan with the raising of her child? Why or why not?

Answer the following question to test your understanding of the preceding section:

Why does the heart tend to enlarge in old age? Why does the risk of cardiac armythmia increase?

Choose the appropriate phrase from the given below for the term "caliper" .

a. best measure of body composition

b. used to measure skinfolds

c. condition associated with health risk factors

d. energy your body uses just to keep you living

e. eating disorder most common among performers

Choose the appropriate phrase from the given below for the term "anorexia athletica" .

a. best measure of body composition

b. used to measure skinfolds

c. condition associated with health risk factors

d. energy your body uses just to keep you living

e. eating disorder most common among performers

Rewrite the sentence using medical terms instead of the abbreviations. Make sure you are communicating the same message either way.

Risk factors for CAD include hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and stress.

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Which of the following is true about early- and late-maturing adolescents?

a. Early-maturing boys are more likely to be agitated and ill-natured.

b. Early-maturing boys are often dominated by late-maturing boys.

c. Early-maturing girls become conspicuous with their height and development of their breasts.

d. Early-maturing girls are at less risk for psychological problems and substance abuse.

We have learned that a lack of prenatal care increases the risk of premature delivery and possible health problems for the infant.

If Joan had received prenatal care, how could it have helped in the normal development of the infant? How could the doctor have counseled Joan?

Choose the appropriate phrase from the given below for the term "DXA" .

a. best measure of body composition

b. used to measure skinfolds

c. condition associated with health risk factors

d. energy your body uses just to keep you living

e. eating disorder most common among performers