Choose one from the below and explain it (be sure to include the number so I’ll know which you’ve chosen):   1. A monk said to Joshu, “I have just entered this monastery. Please teach me.” “Have you eaten your rice porridge?” asked Joshu. “Yes, I have,” replied the monk. “Then you had better wash your bowl,” said Joshu. With this the monk gained insight. 2. Joshu asked Nansen, “What is the Way?” “Ordinary mind is the Way,” Nansen replied. “Shall I try to seek after it?” Joshu asked. “If you try for it, you will become separated from it,” responded Nansen. “How can I know the Way unless I try for it?” persisted Joshu. Nansen said, “The Way is not a matter of knowing or not knowing. Knowing is delusion; not knowing is confusion. When you have really reached the true Way beyond doubt, you will find it as vast and boundless as outer space. How can it be talked about on the level of right and wrong?” With these words, Joshu came to a sudden realization. 3. A monk asked Ummon, “What is Buddha?” Ummon replied, “Kanshiketsu!” [a stick used in ancient times instead of toilet paper] 4. A monk said to Kempo Osho, “It is written, ‘Bhagavats [Buddhas] in the ten directions. One straight road to Nirvana.’ I still wonder where the road can be.” Kempo lifted his staff, drew a line, and said, “Here it is.” 

You have gotten your 10 a.m. patient back that is post-op TKA, you notice that the patient is limping really bad on the surgical leg. After talking with the patient, you find out that the calf is really tight and painful. You check the surgical leg and find that the calf is red, swollen, hot, and painful to the touch. You have a positive Homan’s test. Which of the following should you suspect?

When a person stops breathing or has breathing that is too shallow to enable sufficient oxygen to perfuse in the lungs when asleep, it is called:

Which lung has an upper, middle and lower lobe?

Which of the following is the name used for hardening of the peripheral arteries, mainly of the lower extremities?

Match the Electrolytes.

Many heart valve problems are a result of endocarditis (which is an infection in the lining of the heart). Which of the following is a type of heart valve problems?

We have four chambers in the heart, right and left atria and right and left ventricles. What is the role of the ventricles?

Which of the following is a normal value for partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) in the blood?

You are working in Home Health and your patient is a cardiac patient. You should check vital signs, monitor perceived rate of exertion and closely observe for signs of cyanosis, dyspnea, or respiratory distress.