Contraindications for the use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) can include which of the following?

GERD is a disease characterized by

A) gastric acid washing backward up into the esophagus. B) malabsorption of wheat gluten. C) autoimmune attack on the bowel. D) the formation of stones in the gallbladder.

Your partner is evaluation a 22-year-old man thrown from his motorcycle. He tells you he is observing Biot's respirations. What pattern of ventilation would you expect to find?

A) Irregular breathing of rate and depth with periods of apnea B) Shallow, rapid breathing C) Slow, deep, gasping respirations D) Progressively deeper, faster respirations alternating with slowing, shallower breathing