Money a patient must pay for each physician office visit is termed a:

A 30-year-old male arrives in the aid room complaining of shortness of breath. Which of the following actions would you perform first?

a. Ask him if he has an inhaler. b. Assess the adequacy of his breathing. c. Determine the cause of his shortness of breath. d. Check his pulse oximetry.

You are assessing a 34-year-old man who is complaining of "not feeling well." He is alert and pale. His respirations are regular at 20 per minute. Based on your training, you recognize that his respirations are:

a. normal for an adult. b. rapid for an adult. c. rapid but OK because they are regular. d. to be bradypnea.