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The term _____ describes the excessive hunger that is symptomatic of hyperglycemia.

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Correct Answer: Polydipsia

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The bubonic plague reached europe in 1347 when a fleet of genoese ships arrived in _____.

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Correct Answer: Messina, Sicily

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The cdc, in providing information concerning adult obesity, reports that _________________.

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Correct Answer: No state met the nation's Healthy People 2010 goal to lower obesity prevalence to 15%.

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In herman melvilles moby-dick, ahabs long-winded, tormented speeches show that he is _____.

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Correct Answer: Single-minded

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Consumed in larger quantities, caffeine can cause __________.

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Correct Answer: Stomach irritation

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During old age, individuals tend to have goals that focus on ________.

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Correct Answer: What is emotionally meaningful

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For a patient with a gastrointestinal complaint, it is most important for the emt to _________.

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Correct Answer: Identify whether the patient requires rapid transport

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An sti (sexually transmitted infection) is a(n) ________ infection spread through intimate contact.

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Correct Answer: Viral or bacterial

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If you suspect someone you know may attempt suicide, you should __________.

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Correct Answer: Help them talk through their issues

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As a testament to how bad smoking is, _____ of current smokers would like to quit.

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Correct Answer: 90%

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An individual alcohol treatment program is most likely to be sought out by __________.

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Correct Answer: The individual with the alcohol problem

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Healthcare professionals should ask about domestic abuse ______________.

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Correct Answer: Healthcare professionals should ask about

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Barbiturate withdrawal ________

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Correct Answer: Is more dangerous and long-lasting than opiate withdrawal.

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Healthy and long-lasting weight loss involves _________ changes.

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Correct Answer: Lifestyle

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__________ is a short-term risk associated with tobacco use.

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Correct Answer: Coughing

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A 90-proof beverage is _____% alcohol.

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Correct Answer: 45

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Anorexics tend to have __________ tendencies, whereas bulimics tend to have ________ tendencies.

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Correct Answer: Obsessive-compulsive; impulsive

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Angina caused by coronary artery spasm is called _____ angina.

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Correct Answer: Prinzmetal variant

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About _____% of bulimics abuse alcohol.

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Correct Answer: 33

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In a study of 454 pregnant women, ___% reported a history of an eating disorder.

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Correct Answer: 11.15

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Fungal infections mainly infect the __________.

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Correct Answer: Skin and lungs

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Vector contact involves contact with __________.

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Correct Answer: A carrier organism

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__________ are intestinal parasites that can live up to 20 years and grow up to 50 feet in length.

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Correct Answer: Tape worms

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The _____natal period encompasses the first 28 days of a newborn s life.

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Correct Answer: Neo

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The patient was diagnosed with avascular necrosis of the ________ epiphysis.

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Correct Answer: Epiphysis.

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__________ can cause both shaking, restless movements and slow, imbalanced ones.

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Correct Answer: Hallucinogens

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Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________.

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Correct Answer: A fever

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According to lecture, _________ sports are at highest risk of eating disorders.

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Correct Answer: Aesthetic

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Some psychological disorders occur primarily in one culture. however, ________ occurs worldwide.

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Correct Answer: Schizophrenia

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Somatic symptom disorder is characterized by physical symptoms ____.

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Correct Answer: That do not have an underlying medical cause

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A person high in ____________ might try skydiving or bungee jumping.

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Correct Answer: Openness to experience

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If a patient has poor skin turgor and tenting of the skin, they have ________.

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Correct Answer: Dehydration

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A/an ______ is administered to temporarily relieve anxiety and to reduce tension.

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Correct Answer: Learning disabilities

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The three steps in systematic desensitization include all except _____.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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During an otoscopic examination, the _____ can be visualized.

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Correct Answer: Tympanic membrane

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A ________ is a disease that primarily infects animals but can be transmitted to humans.

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Correct Answer: Zoonosis

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Therapies directed at changing the disordered behavior are referred to as __________.

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Correct Answer: Action therapies

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Medication, electroconvulsive shock therapy, and psychosurgery are all types of ______.

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Correct Answer: Biomedical therapy

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David rosenhan conducted a study examining the biasing power of diagnostic _____.

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Correct Answer: Labels

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Do not report hcpcs modifiers with ________ cpt category ii codes.

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Correct Answer: PQRS

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Hypocapnia causes ______.

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Correct Answer: Hypoxia

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Diet, hormones, and contaminants are the causes of behavior in the ________ perspective.

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Correct Answer: Biochemical

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About every ______ seconds an american will suffer a coronary event.

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Correct Answer: 26

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Drug abuse can often lead to suicide because __________.

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Correct Answer: Drugs can amplify preexisting negative emotions,

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The most common form of frontotemporal lobar degeneration is _____.

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Correct Answer: Alzheimer's disease

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Early detection of cancer __________.

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Correct Answer: Increases the chance for a cure

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Helper t cells are part of _____.

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Correct Answer: Cell-mediated immune responses

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Strep throat and bacterial pneumonia are examples of __________.

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Correct Answer: Bacterial communicable diseases

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Each kidney has about a million ___ busy at work.

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Correct Answer: Nephrons

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The meatus of the urethra is a/an ________.

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Correct Answer: Opening

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An increased level of epinephrine may cause all of the following mental disorders except ________.

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Correct Answer: Depression

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The order of impulse conduction in the heart, from beginning to end, is __________.

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Correct Answer: SA node, AV node, bundle of His, bundle branches, and Purkinje fibers.

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The rate at which substances are removed from the blood by the kidneys is called ____________ .

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Correct Answer: Renal clearance

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Paradoxical sleep is to slow-wave sleep as ________ sleep is to ________ sleep.

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Correct Answer: REM; NREM-3

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Cardiovascular disease and ________ account for approximately 29% of u.s. deaths each year.

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Correct Answer: Lung cancer

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is more common in _____ than in _____.

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Correct Answer: Boys; girls

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