To avoid perpetuating ethnic and racial stereotypes, teachers should not use the words ___________ when describing their students and the students’ families.

The achievement of which students are the focus of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act?

Exceptionalities are/can

A patient comes to the emergency department following an episode of unexpected syncope. In order to determine the potential cause, which of the following could contribute valuable information?1. A sensation of an irregular heartbeat or history of cardiac arrhythmias2. The medications taken3. The activities at the time of the episode4. The time of day the syncope occurs

You are a respiratory therapist working in a pediatrician’s office. You see a 16-year-old girl who presents with two chief complaints but otherwise appears to be healthy. The complaints are (1) extremely heavy menstrual bleeding and (2) severe dyspnea following relatively mild exercise. The dyspnea has been getting progressively worse over the past 3 months. Which of the following laboratory studies would you suggest to the physician in order to determine the cause of the dyspnea?

What is the normal value for PaO2 in the adult patient breathing room air?

Which of the following conditions is often associated with right heart failure?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the accuracy of the reported results?

A patient who appears emaciated presents to the emergency department with a history of low-grade, intermittent, afternoon fevers; frequent, paroxysmal bouts of coughing; hemoptysis; and night sweats. The following should be considered as part of the differential diagnosis (a list of possible disease states that could account for the observed signs and symptoms):1. Tuberculosis.2. Pneumonia.3. Some types of cancers.4. Pleuritic chest pain.

The peak incidence of snoring occurs at what age range in adult males?