The apical pulse is taken over the ________, or the lower left corner of the heart, where the strongest heart sounds can be heard.

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

apex

The apical pulse is taken over the apex of the heart.

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Your patient is a 15-year-old male with a stab wound along the right sternal border at the fourth intercostal space. The patient responds to painful stimuli, and shows little evidence of external bleeding. His respirations are 30, his breath sounds are clear and equal, and his radial pulse is weak and disappears on inspiration. The patient has distended jugular veins and is dyspneic. This patient is most likely suffering from ________ shock due to ________.

A) obstructive, pericardial tamponade B) hypovolemic, hemothorax C) distributive, loss of sympathetic nervous tone D) hypoxic, tension pneumothorax

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The RDA for protein is

A) 0.8 g/kg B) 0.6g/kg C) 1.2 g/kg D) 1.5 g/kg

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