Following blunt trauma to the abdomen, a 21-year-old female complains of diffuse abdominal pain and pain to the left shoulder. Your assessment reveals that her abdomen is distended and tender to palpation. On the basis of these findings, you should be MOST suspicious of injury to the:

Which of the following statements about private-sector inspectors is MOST accurate?

A. Their legal status is more specific than in the public sector. B. They have no need of knowledge of the legal basis of their inspections. C. Their legal status may be included in their job description or in the company's fire and life safety policies. D. Insurance company inspectors should concentrate only on the code requirements of the insurance company.

After looking at data on which nations and which athletes win medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the author concludes that these events

A. are basically contests between wealthy socialist and poor capitalist nations. B. provide people from poor nations a fair chance to succeed. C. a celebration of wealth and economic inequality. D. present a level playing for opportunities to win medals.