Health maintenance organizations, or hmos a. focus on prevention as well as remedies for illness b. are federally funded c. require a monthly fee d. are very restrictive in the choice of care

Which is the link between heredity and tobacco addiction

Explain why methicillin resistant staphlococcus aureus (mrsa) is more prevalent now than it was only 30 years ago. a. antibiotics cause mutations in staphlococcus aureus that lead to an increase in the number of methicillin-resistant strains. b. methicillin resistance causes an infection to spread more rapidly. c. frequent and inappropriate use of methicillin-type antibiotics has provided selective pressure that has resulted in an increase in the proportion of methicillin-resistant strains of staphlococcus aureus. d. diseases like aids have made people more vulnerable to infections from staphlococcus aureus.

At 2: 00 am, a 17-year-old boy, accompanied by his 19-year-old girlfriend, had driven to the bar to give his father (who had been drinking large amounts of alcohol) a ride home. on the way back, they were involved in a motor vehicle collision. the boy has a large laceration with profuse bleeding on his forehead. his girlfriend is unconscious in the front passenger floor. the father is standing outside the vehicle, appearing heavily intoxicated, and is refusing care. what is the best way to gain consent to begin care when his father has an altered mental status or is unconscious? a. phone his mother for consent. b. call his grandparents for consent. c. it is a true emergency, so consent is implied. d. you are covered under the good samaritan laws.