________ make(s) it possible for physicians and health plans to exchange electronic data using a standard format.

You and your partner are treating a drowning patient who had a submersion time of 10 minutes. Your partner wants to perform the abdominal thrusts; you should:

A) advise your partner that the Heimlich maneuver should not be used for drowning victims. B) agree with your partner and begin performing the Heimlich maneuver. C) agree with your partner, as you know the Heimlich maneuver should be performed only on patients with a submersion time of less than 15 minutes. D) advise your partner that the Heimlich maneuver should be performed only on patients with a submersion time of more than 15 minutes.

Hugh-Leifson oxidation-fermentation (OF) medium differs from carbohydrate medium used to identify Enterobacteriaceae by all of the following characteristics except

A) there is a lower concentration of protein present in OF medium. B) brom thymol blue is used as the pH indicator. C) a control tube is not required for OF medium. D) there is a higher percentage of carbohydrate present in OF medium.