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The burden of proof is a criminal case is:

 Four sources of law in the U.S. legal system are: 

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (also known as Obamacare) provision that mandated that individuals not insured through employment obtain minimum essential health insurance or face a penalty was upheld as constitutional by the 11th Circuit.

How many weeks of unpaid leave does the Family Medical Leave Act guarantee to eligible workers? 

For which of the following patients would you NOT recommend bland aerosol therapy administration?I.patient with a history of airway hyperresponsivenessII.patient with a bypassed upper airwayIII.patient with active bronchoconstriction

A physician orders bland water aerosol administration to a patient with a tracheostomy. Which of the following airway devices could you use to meet this goal?I.tracheostomy maskII.face tentIII.T-tubeIV.aerosol mask

Which of the following is associated with tripodding?

What is the advantage of COPD patients breathing through pursed-lips during exhalation?

Which of the following represent proper chest auscultation technique?I.The practitioner should begin auscultation at the lung bases.II.The bell or diaphragm should be placed directly on the chest wall.III.The patient should be instructed to breathe through an open mouth.IV.The patient should be placed in a comfortable upright position.V.The patient should be told to breathe more deeply than normal.

Which of the following would indicate that administration of a bland water aerosol to a patient with postextubation upper airway edema was having the desired effect?I.decreased work of breathingII improved vital signsIII.decreased stridor or dyspneaIV.improved oxygen saturation