Your Older Clinic Patient Is Being Seen Today as a Follow-Up

question 44

Multiple Choice

Your older clinic patient is being seen today as a follow-up for a 2-day history of pneumonia. The patient continues to have a productive cough, shortness of breath, and lethargy and has been spending most of the day lying in bed. You should begin the chest examination by:

• A) percussing all lung fields.
• B) auscultating the lung bases.
• C) determining tactile fremitus.
• D) estimating diaphragmatic excursion.

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Definitions:

Profit

The financial gain achieved when the revenues generated from business activities exceed the expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain those activities.

Margin Of Safety

The extent to which sales can decline before a business reaches its breakeven point.

Variable Expenses

Costs that change in proportion to the level of production or sales activities.

Break-even Point

The point at which total revenue equals total costs, resulting in neither profit nor loss for the business.