More than 46 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 are participating in youth sports throughout the United States.

Your patient is complaining of "coughing up blood," or, in medical terms:

A) hemothorax. B) hemoptysis. C) neoplasm. D) hemopulmonary spasm.

What is the last thing you should do before having the patient put on his or her shirt during ambulatory monitoring?

A. Place the monitor in its carrying case. B. Tape each electrode in place. C. Double-check the lead wires and electrodes to ensure there is no pulling. D. Run a baseline ECG tracing.