How is upper chest breathing different from paradoxical breathing?
What will be an ideal response?
Upper chest breathing is a holding pattern caused by anxiety; paradoxical breathing is a dysfunction caused by severe respiratory distress from illness, injury, or paralysis.
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A type-A Rh-negative infant has spherocytes on his blood film and a weakly positive direct antiglobulin test. What antibody will most likely be found on the infant's red cells?
a. IgG anti-A antibody b. IgM anti-A antibody c. D antibody d. Kell antibody
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A county reported the following data on breast cancer for the past year. What is the prevalence rate per 100,000?
Number of new cases: 1,774; Number of total cases: 4,192; Population: 5,977,906 ? A) ?29.6 per 100,000 B) ?2.97 per 100,000 C) ?7.1 per 100,000 D) ?70.1 per 100,000
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