The HIV virus itself does not lead to a patient's death.

In the United States, the most common form of pit viper is the __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

A physician asks you to assess the upper airway function of a patient with a fenestrated trache-ostomy tube. How should this be accomplished?

a. Replace the inner cannula, plug the proxi-mal opening, and inflate the cuff. b. Remove the inner cannula, plug the prox-imal opening, and deflate the cuff. c. Remove the inner cannula, plug the prox-imal opening, and inflate the cuff. d. Replace the inner cannula, plug the proxi-mal opening, and deflate the cuff.