Code ____________________ reports the external measurement of a cardiac pacemaker.

All of the following have risen in number over recent years EXCEPT:

a. the cost of medical equipment. b. the age at which people are dying. c. catastrophic illnesses. d. traditional insurance plans.

During a patient-ventilator system check the respiratory therapist notices that the pressure-volume loop begins at zero on the x-axis but does not return to zero during expiration. The cause of this is which of the following?

a. Active exhalation b. Inadequate sensitivity c. Ventilator circuit leak d. Decreased compliance