Which health care program was originally designed to provide health insurance coverage to people 65 years of age or older and retired on Social Security, railroad retirees, federal government retirees, individuals legally disabled for more than 2 years, and persons with end-stage renal disease?

You are assessing an elderly patient with a decreased level of consciousness. Your assessment reveals the patient to have a patent airway, labored respirations, and weak, rapid pulses. The skin is pale, cool, and cyanotic in the extremities. You also observe diaphoresis and a delayed capillary refill. Vital signs for this patient are: HR 136 bpm, BP 66/40 mmHg, and respirations 40 and shallow

Auscultation of the lungs reveals profound rales located throughout each lung. His temperature is 99?F and there is obvious JVD and pedal edema. Additionally, family states that the patient has an extensive cardiac and diabetic history. Based on this information you should suspect what kind of shock? A) Cardiogenic B) Hypovolemic C) Hypotensive D) Distributive

The anterior descending artery is the major branch of the left coronary artery and supplies blood to most of the ________ wall of the left ventricle

A) lateral B) superior C) inferior D) anterior