After school, Angelique attends a concert with her friends. The concert lasts two hours, and the volume is 120 decibels. To safely watch the concert, approximately how many decibels must her earplugs block?

Why would a smoker tend to inhale more deeply and smoke more cigarettes when he or she switches to low nicotine cigarettes

A46-year-old man with a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia visits the physician for a routine followup. the patient's job involves a lot of travelling, and he admits to occasionally forgetting to take his medications with him when he travels. he complains of several episodes of chest pain in the past few months. the pain is sharp in nature, mainly over his lower chest and epigastrium, and tends to come on when walking. he believes these episodes are due to indigestion and has been taking antacids. there is a family history of heart disease, and his father died of a heart attack at age 48. on physical examination, his blood pressure is 150/80 mmhg and heart rate is 86/min. his lungs are clear to auscultation. cardiac auscultation reveals normal rate and rhythm, without rubs, gallops, or murmurs. there is no pedal oedema. he is sent for an exercise stress test. five minutes into the test, he develops st depression of 3mm in leads v1-v5. the st segment depression is greater than 0.12 seconds in duration and the stress test is stopped. which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management? - coronary angiography- holter monitor- no further tests are required- repeat stress test with thallium- upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Winston's baseball team had the bases loaded in the last inning when his friend freddie watched three straight pitches go by without swinging and was called out on strikes out to end the game. how can winston demonstrate responsible behavior in this situation? a. ask the coach sarcastically, in front of the team, if he gave freddie the take sign b. confront freddie and let him know that the team would have won if he could hit c. ignore freddie both after the game and the next day at school d. tell freddie that no one is perfect and to keep his confidence up