All of the following statements are true concerning the adul…

All of the following statements are true concerning the adult trachea and main stem bronchus except: The carina is about at the level of the 5th or 6th thoracic vertebra At the carina, the left main stem bronchus forms a 25o angle with the trachea The trachea sits midline anatomically in the neck The trachea has 16-20 “C” shaped cartilage rings

A 5-year-old child who had a repair for transposition of the…

A 5-year-old child who had a repair for transposition of the great arteries shortly after birth is growing normally and has been asymptomatic since the surgery. The parent reports mild shortness of breath with exertion and, upon questioning, learns that the child has recently had a syncopal episode. What will the nurse practitioner do?  

One way to deal with externalities, particularly negative ex…

One way to deal with externalities, particularly negative externalities, is for government to apply regulations directly to the activity that generates the externality. For instance, if factories emit air pollutants through their smokestacks, the government may regulate smokestack emissions requiring factories to install pollution-reducing equipment.  Which one is not one of the critics of government regulations?  

Marginal social cost (MSC)  Marginal private cost (MPC)  Mar…

Marginal social cost (MSC)  Marginal private cost (MPC)  Marginal external cost (MEC) Marginal social benefits (MSB)  Marginal private benefits (MPB)  Marginal external benefits (MEB) The socially optimal amount (output), or the efficient amount (output) is the amount at which _______________

The nurse practitioner auscultates a new, grade II, vibrator…

The nurse practitioner auscultates a new, grade II, vibratory, musical, mid-systolic murmur at the LLSB and apex,  in a 4-year-old child that is louder when the child is supine. The child has no other cardiac or respiratory findings and is growing normally. What type of murmur is most likely?  

Suppose that person A and B have a microeconomics class toge…

Suppose that person A and B have a microeconomics class together and they like to talk to each other during class. This activity has costs and benefits for this group (private costs and benefits). This group is disruptive to the learning environment for their classmates, and so their behavior imposes a cost on the rest of the class, termed an external cost. This group (i.e., person A and B) is imposing a ____________ on their other classmates.