An ________ is a patient who receives services for a short amount of time (less than 24 hours) in a physician's office or clinic, without being kept overnight.

You are on a scene with a patient who up until a few seconds ago was calm and compliant. Now he is brandishing a knife and threatening to kill you and your partner if you do not immediately leave. The man is intoxicated and police have been notified but have not yet arrived. Which one of the following is your BEST course of action?

A) Attempt to "talk down" the patient. B) Encourage the man's wife to calm him down. C) Remove yourself, your partner, and family from the house. D) Immediately physically restrain the patient.

Normally the kidneys produce ____________________, which stimulates the red marrow of the bones to produce red blood cells and platelets.

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