Which of the following developed the notion that a healthy workforce is a productive workforce?

Which one of the following offers the best explanation of why a patient experiencing a syncopal episode regains consciousness after falling?

A) The act of falling causes the heart rate to decrease. B) The supine position allows more blood to perfuse the brain. C) The trauma of falling causes the blood glucose level to increase. D) The seizure stops once the patient is supine.

Orally administered drugs must pass through the liver (via the hepatic portal vein) prior to reaching general circulation and site of action. This is referred to as

a. enterohepatic circulation. b. first-pass metabolism. c. passive diffusion. d. distribution.