You are observing a patient with heart failure and notice that there are pauses in his breathing. On closer examination, you notice that after the pauses the patient takes progressively deeper breaths and then progressively shallower breaths, which are followed by another apneic spell. The patient is not in any distress. You make the diagnosis of:

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Question 1 of 5

You are observing a patient with heart failure and notice that there are pauses in his breathing. On closer examination, you notice that after the pauses the patient takes progressively deeper breaths and then progressively shallower breaths, which are followed by another apneic spell. The patient is not in any distress. You make the diagnosis of:

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

Mark each of the following statements as therapeutic or nontherapeutic. g. "You must not eat or drink anything after midnight except for small sips of water to take your morning pills."

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

Of the following ocular muscles and cranial nerve combinations, which one is incorrect?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Gamekeeper's thumb involves an injury to which of the following structures?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

What is the most common cause of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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