Which of the following are characteristics of breath sounds that should be evaluated whenever chest auscultation is performed? 1. The respiratory rate 2. The pitch (vibration frequency) 3. The amplitude or intensity (loudness) 4. The duration of inspiration versus expiration

A patient is being evaluated for surgery. The therapist hears rales in the lung bases and notes prominent swelling of the ankles. She presses a finger into the edema and notices that a depression remains when she lifts her finger away. The depression is clearly visible for slightly more than 1 min. This would be classified as pitting edema:

The length of normal capillary refill is less than _____ s.

Which of the following are included in the acronym PERRLA? 1. Positioned 2. Accommodation 3. Round 4. Reactive

Which of the following drugs is associated with rhabdomyolysis which is the release of myoglobin in the blood which may cause renal damage?

Destruction of alveolar walls is typical of which of the following?

The patient is a 28-year-old G3P2 female with past medical history of polysubstance abuse who presents to the emergency department at 34 weeks gestation with abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. She describes the blood as dark. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Which of the following substances has the most severe abstinence syndrome?

Which of the following accurately describes the pathogenic mechanism of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?

Which of the following accurately describes the anatomic relationship of the corpora cavernosa and the corpora spongiosum of the penis?