You are examining a patient's peripheral vasculature when you note that he has no radial pulse. Your next step would be to:

A(n) ________ is a small or handheld machine that processes a specimen with single-use reagent test strips or cassettes

a. manually operated analyzer b. automated analyzer c. specimen bottle d. control solution

When excessive secretions are present in the lungs, what term describes the sound heard by ascultation over large airways during exhalation?

a. crackles c. rhonchi b. stridor d. wheeze