The most common types of health-care-associated infections are

A. gastrointestinal tract infections.
B. urinary tract infections.
C. respiratory tract infections.
D. skin infections.


Answer: B

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following would work as an antidote for someone who was bitten by a black

widow spider?

a. a drug that blocks the sodium–potassium pump b. a drug that causes potassium gates to open c. a drug that blocks acetylcholine binding sites d. a drug that stimulates the release of calcium

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The function of adenylyl cyclase is to:

A. cleave PIP2 into DAG and IP3. B. stimulate the release of calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum. C. catalyze the conversion of ATP to cAMP. D. directly activate protein kinase A (PKA).

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________________ is one of the earliest antibiotics isolated from a fungus that lives in soil; it acts by inhibiting cell wall synthesis.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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