How do vaccinations work to keep patients healthy? They remove any trace of disease or pathogens from the human body. They provide additional white blood cells, which work to fight off diseases. They help build up the skin to better block out disease and pathogens. They introduce a weakened form of a disease so the body can learn how to fight it off.

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

When a physician treats a medicare patient for a fractured femur and supplies the patient with crutches, two claims are generated. the physician's claim for the fracture care is sent to the , and the claim for the crutches is sent to the .?

Identify the food groups as macronutrients or micronutrients.