7. The governmental agency charged with preventing and controlling diseases that are transmitted by insects, animals, air, water, and people and with checking the safety of food and drugs that consumers purchase is the:

A. National Institute of Health.
B. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
C. U.S. Public Health Department.
D. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
E. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Answer: C

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a. Replace the endotracheal tube with a larg-er size. b. Add enough air to the cuff to maintain the cuff pressure at 34 cm H2O. c. Increase the set pressure to increase the tidal volume and compensate for the leak. d. Add air until a slight leak is heard while auscultating the larynx, then measure pressure.

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