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https://learn.vsc.edu ermont Question 5 Not complete Marked out of 2.00 P Flag question Edt question Which statement regarding lungs is not true? Select one: a. Normally they convey all of the blood received from the right ventricle to the left atrium. b. They exist in their natural state of inflation. c. They infiate because of contraction of the diaphragm. d. The right and left lungs are approximately the same size. Check Question 6 Not complete Marked out of 2.00 P Flag question Skin punctures are not recommended for which one of the following laboratory procedures: Select one: a. blood cultures Edit question b. newbom testing c. tests requiring anticoagulated blood d. routine hematologic tests Check 7 Which of the following is a reason that timed tests are estion

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5) d) The right and left lungs are approximately the same size.

Explaination: A person's lungs are not the same size.

- The right lung is a little wider than the left lung, but it is also shorter.

- According to York University, the right lung is shorter because it has to make room for the liver, which is right beneath it.

- The left lung is smaller because of the space taken up by the heart

6) a) Blood cultures

Blood cultures are not recommended using the skin puncture method because -

- The reason to perform a blood culture are Fever of UNknow reason or there is reason to suspect bacteremia (bacteria in the blood) or Septicemia (microorganism in the blood)

- The purpose of the blood culture is to help identify the microorganism, to see if treatment is working and to vefify that the microorganism is out of the body.

- Through skin puncture it may give false positive blood culture as it get contiamated with the normal skin floral.

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