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Phlebotomy Essentials
Phlebotomy Essentials
6th Edition
ISBN:9781451194524
Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting
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Read the following passage. Then answer the questions that follow. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines secondhand smoke as smoke from burning tobacco products such as cigarettes or smoke that has been breathed out by people who are using tobacco products. Until recently, the chemicals in secondhand smoke had not been analyzed. Gradually, research on these chemicals was completed. The CDC now estimates that there are hundreds of chemicals that are toxic to human health contained in secondhand smoke and that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Consequently, people exposed to secondhand smoke are subject to health problems and chronic disease. Children exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to have ear infections as well as asthma. On the bther hand, adults exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to suffer from heart disease, lung cancer, and stroke 1. Which of the following is the primary mode of this passage? A. Persuasive B. Descriptive C. Narrative D. Expository 2. Which of the following terms signals a result in the text? A. Consequently B. Gradually C. Now D. Until recently 3. Which of the following signal words or phrases indicates a comparison? A. More likely B. Gradually C. On the other hand D. As well as 4. Which of the following structures is used in the passage? A Compare and contrast B. Cause and effect C. Problem and solution D. Persuasion and argument 5. Secondhand smoke is a health problem faced by many people. In five to seven sentences, describe the problem and suggest a solution.
Transcribed Image Text:Read the following passage. Then answer the questions that follow. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines secondhand smoke as smoke from burning tobacco products such as cigarettes or smoke that has been breathed out by people who are using tobacco products. Until recently, the chemicals in secondhand smoke had not been analyzed. Gradually, research on these chemicals was completed. The CDC now estimates that there are hundreds of chemicals that are toxic to human health contained in secondhand smoke and that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Consequently, people exposed to secondhand smoke are subject to health problems and chronic disease. Children exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to have ear infections as well as asthma. On the bther hand, adults exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to suffer from heart disease, lung cancer, and stroke 1. Which of the following is the primary mode of this passage? A. Persuasive B. Descriptive C. Narrative D. Expository 2. Which of the following terms signals a result in the text? A. Consequently B. Gradually C. Now D. Until recently 3. Which of the following signal words or phrases indicates a comparison? A. More likely B. Gradually C. On the other hand D. As well as 4. Which of the following structures is used in the passage? A Compare and contrast B. Cause and effect C. Problem and solution D. Persuasion and argument 5. Secondhand smoke is a health problem faced by many people. In five to seven sentences, describe the problem and suggest a solution.
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