The CoaguChek XS System measures which of the following?

You and your OEC candidate are evaluating a 67-year-old patient with respiratory distress. You tell the candidate to document that the patient complains of dyspnea. The candidate asks you what "dyspnea" means. You explain that dyspnea is:

a. a term that describes a patient who is in respiratory distress. b. a subjective complaint of shortness of breath. c. a term that describes your objective assessment of a patient's difficulty in breathing. d. another term for tachypnea.

The most common cause of chronic pancreatitis is:

A. Pregnancy. B. Gall stone obstruction. C. Chronic alcohol abuse. D. Mumps.