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ATOMS - ANSWER-FUNDAMENTAL SUBMICROSCOPIC UNIT OF ALL MASS. SIZE OF THE ATOM AND ITS WEIGHT HAVE INTERESTED SCIENTISTS FOR A LONG PERIOD. SUBSEQUENTLY, EXPERIMENTS WERE DEVISED TO DETERMINE THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE VARIOUS ATOMS. THE LIGHTEST OF ALL ATOMS IS HYDROGEN. PROTON - ANSWER-A SUBATOMIC PARTICLE HAVING A POSITVIE CHARGE IDENTICAL IN MAGNITUDE TO THE NEGATIVE CHARGE OF AN ELECTRON AND, TOGETHER WITH THE NEUTRON, A COMPONENT OF ALL ATOMIC NUCLEI. THE PROTON FORMS, BY ITSLEF, THE NUCL...

A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next st...

Epstimology - ANSWER-Study of knowledge absolute truth - ANSWER-considered to be absolute if it is valid at all times and place relative truth - ANSWER-truth is always relative to some particular frame of refereance such as language, culture, gender, age, sex. all truth is relative Thaetetus: knowledge is whatever we percieve things to be (PLATO) Descarte - ANSWER-you should always be skeptical of what you see- doubt everything until you can prove it to be right. (CARTESIEN METHOD) ...

What is the primary goal of treating TBI? How is this done? - ANSWER-preventing secondary brain injury. This is done by maintaining blood pressure and providing adequate profusion. After managing ABCDEs of TBI what MUST be identified if present? How is this done? - ANSWER-mass lesion that requires surgical evacuation is critical! this is done with CT. NOTE: obtaining a CT should not delay patient transfer to trauma center. Which brain lobes do the following hold: 1. anterior fossa: 2. m...

oulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next step is: Select one: a. reexamine the chest b. perform an aortogram c. obtain a ...

True or false? Although the mechanism of injury may be similar to those for the younger population, data shows increased mortality with similar severity of injury in older adults. - ANSWER-True In the elderly population, what is decreased physiological reserve? - ANSWER-aging is characterized by impaired adaptive and homeostatic mechanisms that caused an increased susceptibility to the stress of injury. Insults tolerated by the younger population can lead to devastating results in elderly pat...

warranty - ANSWER-A promise that certain facts are as they are represented to be and that they will remain so hazard - ANSWER-A condition which may cause a peril to occur Latent defect - ANSWER-A hidden or concealed defect, which cannot be discovered by reasonable and customary inspection Endorsement - ANSWER-Changes the terms or conditions of the insured's policy Messenger - ANSWER-The insured or a partner of the insured or any employee who is duly authorized by the insured to have...

Scheduled Coverage - ANSWER-refers to policy on which coverage is provided only on that property which is specifically identified or scheduled All Property - ANSWER-refers to policy used to insure building, equipment and stock under a single limit of Insurance Tenants Improvement - ANSWER-building improvements, alteration and betterments made at expense of or purchased by the insured to a building occupied by the insured and which are not otherwise insured, provided the insured is not actu...

Scheduled Coverage - ANSWER-Refer to policy on which coverage is provided only on that property which is specifically identified or scheduled Property of Every Description - ANSWER-Refers to policy used to insure buildings, stock and equipment under a single limit of insurance All Property (Blanket) - ANSWER-A policy which under all property owned by the insured is covered or "blanketed" by a single limit of insurance Tenant Improvement - ANSWER-Building improvement, alteration and be...

What makes up the axial skeleton? - ANSWER-skull, vertebral column, thoracic cage what is the epiglottis? - ANSWER-a flap that flips down to cover the entry to the trachea during swallowing what is croup? - ANSWER-acute VIRAL inflammatory disease of larynx, primarily w/in the subglottic space -6 months to 6 years what is a pulmonary embolism? - ANSWER-A condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked by a blood clot. what is an aneurysm? - ANSWER-an excessive loc...