A Patient Comes to the Emergency Department Complaining of Coughing

question 22

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to the emergency department complaining of coughing and difficulty breathing. The patient's diagnosis is heart failure. How does heart failure cause shortness of breath?

• A) The left side of the heart is weak and pumps blood too quickly.
• B) The left side of the heart is weak and pulmonary fluid accumulates.
• C) The right side of the heart is enlarged and cannot effectively pump blood.
• D) The right side of left heart is weak and blood enters the lungs.

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Definitions:

SUTA

State Unemployment Tax Act; a type of payroll tax that employers pay to their state to fund the state's unemployment insurance program.

State Rate

Often refers to the interest rate or tax rate set by individual states, which can vary from one state to another.

FUTA

The Federal Unemployment Tax Act, legislation that funds unemployment compensation programs in the United States.

SUTA

State Unemployment Tax Act, a payroll tax paid by employers to fund state unemployment insurance programs.