Which of the following is not a potential effect of ongoing stress? 

A. Increased risk for diabetes
B. High blood pressure
C. Elevated risk for developing asthma
D. Increased risk for developing cancer
E. Elevated resistance to colds

E. Elevated resistance to colds
Ongoing stress decreases a person's resistance to colds and other infections.

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An OEC Technician asks you why you should not overextend the airway when performing a head tilt-chin lift maneuver on a pediatric patient. Which of the following replies would you make?

a. "The pediatric cervical spine is delicate and can be injured if the neck is hyperextended." b. "The tongue of a pediatric patient is proportionally larger and blocks the airway when the neck is hyperextended." c. "The cartilage of the trachea is very soft and can compress if the neck is extended too far." d. "The esophagus in a pediatric patient is very thick and will occlude the airway if the neck is hyperextended."

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Initially, TTN will have a clinical presentation similar to:

a. the early stage of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). b. the late stage of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). c. bronchial pneumonia. d. meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS).

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