The biological family Felidae is a lineage of carnivorans that includes the cats. A member of this family is also called a felid. The characteristic features of cats have evolved to support a carnivorous lifestyle, with adaptations for ambush or stalking and short pursuit hunting.
Healthcare Hotspotting Healthcare hotspotting is the strategic use of data to reallocate resources to a small subset of high-needs, high-cost patients. A small number of individuals drives much of the cost in the American health care system.
230 UNIT 3 Physical Assessment I nspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation are the techniques usedby the nurse to assess the patient during a physical examination. This chapterintroduces the assessment techniques and equipment used to conduct physi-cal examinations.