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Frost2351

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The pressure exerted by the concentration of solutes on one side of a membrane that, if hypertonic, tends to pull water from the other side of the membrane is called:
 
  a. hydrostatic pressure. c. oncotic force.
  b. osmotic pressure. d. net filtration.

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It is important for the Emergency Medical Responder to assume any woman of childbearing age with abdominal pain is pregnant until proven otherwise because:
 
  A) early pregnancy complications can be life threatening.
  B) pregnant women have an increased risk for pneumothorax.
  C) pregnancy causes an increased likelihood of septic infection.
  D) some women are likely to lie about being pregnant.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

A


Frost2351

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Gracias!

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