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​ The ____ gland is a bilobed mass of tissue in the mediastinum along the trachea.

​ The first part of the small intestine is called the ____.

You are providing asthma education to a 10 year old male and his mother. Which of the following are important to include in this education session?

​ The ____ produce(s) sperm and the male steroid sex hormones.

You are caring for a term neonate with pneumonia.  You place a pulse oximeter on the neonate’s right hand and note a saturation of 90%.  You place a second pulse oximeter on the neonate’s left foot and note a saturation of 82%.  Which of the following is the appropriate intervention?

The RT is examining a 7 year old with a 2 day history of increased coughing and breathing difficulty. The cough is non-productive. The child is alert with mild to moderate intercostal and sternal retractions and nasal flaring during inspiration. You hear no abnormal noises during inspiration, but on auscultation of the chest you hear bilateral expiratory wheezes. The parent at bedside reports, “It seems like this happens every time they get a cold, it just seemed worse today.” What additional testing should the RT recommend?

Lymph Vessels (Select all that apply)

A respiratory care practitioner is establishing a treatment regimen with a newly diagnosed patient with cystic fibrosis. The child is 1 year old. Which method of ACT would be most appropriate?

​ A(n) ____ pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg implants in tissues other than the lining of the uterus, usually outside the uterine cavity.

​ Virus-invaded body cells and cancerous body cells are targeted by ____ T cells.