In which breathing pattern is an individual only able to breathe comfortably in the upright position?

A. tachypnea
B. orthopnea
C. eupnea
D. hyperpnea

Answer: B

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In the United States in the mid-twentieth century, the title for a male massage practitioner trained in a school, as opposed to someone who learned massage by apprenticeship or on the job, was:

A) Graduate masseuse B) Graduate masseur C) Medical gymnast D) Physcultapathist

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You have arrived on the scene where a depressed patient is crying in an upstairs bedroom. When assessing her, which one of the following must be done first?

A) Obtain vital signs. B) Determine the patient's medications. C) Check a radial pulse. D) Assess her for suicide risk.

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