Though MDSS Leads to Substantial Cost Savings, It Does Not

question 16

True/False

Though MDSS leads to substantial cost savings, it does not lead to a better understanding of the decision environment.

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Definitions:

Systolic Pressure

The highest blood pressure measured in the arteries during the contraction phase of the heart cycle.

Korotkoff Sounds

Sounds heard over an artery when blood pressure is determined by the auscultatory method; caused by turbulent flow of blood.

Azygos Vein

A vein running up the side of the thoracic vertebral column, draining blood from the chest wall and upper lumbar region into the superior vena cava.

Superior Vena Cava

A major vein carrying deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium.