If national health expenditures amount to 18% of the GDP, what does this mean?
a. The growth in total health care expenditures is 18%.
b. Domestic production of health care products and services has increased by 18%.
c. Health care costs are 18% of the total revenues in the health care industry.
d. Health care consumes 18% of the total economic production.
d
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A) Anemia from cancer therapy. B) Crohn's disease. C) Rheumatoid arthritis. D) Breast cancer.
The therapist is performing endotracheal suctioning on a patient who has thick tracheobronchial secretions. The patient's nurse suggests that the therapist instill 5 ml of normal saline directly down the ETT to thin the patient's secretions. How should the therapist respond to this suggestion?
A. Comply with the nurse's suggestion. B. Tactfully inform the nurse that 5 ml of sterile water would produce better results. C. Enlighten the nurse that her suggestion has little to no merit. D. Instill 10 ml of normal saline, instead of 5 ml.