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A patient is being evaluated for surgery. The therapist hears rales in the lung bases and notes prominent swelling of the ankles. She presses a finger into the edema and notices that a depression remains when she lifts her finger away. The depression is clearly visible for slightly more than 1 min. This would be classified as pitting edema:

Which of the following symptoms is indicative of ototoxicity from a medication such as aminoglycosides?

Which of the following are true about pulse pressure? 1. It normally is between 35-40 mm Hg 2. It is calculated from the 12 lead electrocardiograph print out. 3. It is the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures. 4. The peripheral pulse is difficult to detect when the pulse pressure falls to below 30 mm Hg.

The brain death determination test involving disconnecting a patient from the ventilator, providing 100% oxygen, and monitoring closely for spontaneous breathing is the 

What is responsible for bone building?

Which of the following terms best describes continuous types of adventitious lung sounds?

What shortens during a muscle contraction?

The horizontal fissure that separates the right upper lobe from the right middle lobe begins at what rib in the midsternal line?

Which of the following are characteristics of breath sounds that should be evaluated whenever chest auscultation is performed? 1. The respiratory rate 2. The pitch (vibration frequency) 3. The amplitude or intensity (loudness) 4. The duration of inspiration versus expiration

A patient is being evaluated for surgery. The therapist hears rales in the lung bases and notes prominent swelling of the ankles. She presses a finger into the edema and notices that a depression remains when she lifts her finger away. The depression is clearly visible for slightly more than 1 min. This would be classified as pitting edema: