Jonas is working with a patient who is unable to talk. He sees a patient is exhibiting pain and needs to find out how bad the pain level in order to offer medication to ease the discomfort. Jonas offers the patient a card with pictures of faces from smiling to crying, each with a number. He asked the patient to point the face that most resembles how the patient feels at the moment. This is an example of what type of communication A- ineffectve
B-written
C- Verbal
D- Visual

If you feel pain while stretching, you should do any of the following except: a. stretch farther. b. back off the stretch. c. find an alternative. d. stop stretching.

A92-year-old man with a 45-year history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is intubated in the icu because of a bout of viral pneumonia that fails to improve after 72 hours of antibiotics. although the inspired fraction of oxygen is 100%, the patient's po2 remains at 57 mmhg. positive-end expiratory pressure (peep) is added to allow the inspired fraction of oxygen. twelve hours after the introduction of peep the patient suddenly become hypotensive. at the same time, his oxygen saturation drops from 92% to 61%. on physical examination, his bp is 80/50 mmhg and his pulse is 124/min. he has distended neck veins and distant heart sounds. which of the following would also most likely be seen on this patient's physical examination? - absence of breath sounds in the right hemithorax- high amplitude carotid artery upstroke- a pleural friction rub- pulsus alternans- splenomegaly

Control center is it involved in homeostasis