Which term best describes the number of calories the body uses at rest?

a. basal metabolic rate
b. resting caloric count
c. resting heart rate
d. body mass index

what is a health benefit of eating protein?

a. decreases red blood cells.
b. prevents infection.
c. increases immunity.
d. builds muscles.

The goal of the flu vaccine is to prevent you from becoming infected with influenza. select the best answer from the choices provided. t f

Matching: 1. first used by europeans as a local anesthetic; now abused for its euphoric effects 5 marijuana 2. found in coffee beans, tea leaves, and cocoa beans 2 heroin 3. prescribed for pain involving serious injury or surgery 1 morphine 4. illegal derivative of morphine that is sold on the street as a white powder 6 caffeine 5. can evoke feelings of terror and panic 4 lsd 6. causes user to experience a conscious dreamlike state 3 cocaine

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.