The pressure exerted by the concentration of solutes on one side of a membrane that, if hypertonic, tends to "pull" water from the other side of the membrane is called:

a. hydrostatic pressure. c. oncotic force.
b. osmotic pressure. d. net filtration.

d

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A 40-year-old woman with a history of bee sting allergies used her epinephrine auto-injector about 15 minutes ago. She initially had some relief from her difficulty breathing. Now she tells you it is getting more difficult to breathe, and she is feeling light-headed. You should:

A) ask her if she is sure it was a bee sting. B) irrigate the sting site with water. C) ask her if she has a second dose of epinephrine and assist her in using it. D) assume the auto-injector had expired and was not effective.

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