An ______________ injection is used when performing the tuberculin skin test for tuberculosis

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


intradermal. An intradermal injection is made directly into the dermis layer of the skin, which is below the epidermis. Intradermal injections are given to test for allergery reactions and for tuberculin skin test.

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A patient receiving 35% O2 through an air-entrainment mask set at 6 L/min input flow becomes tachypneic

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Religious orders established hospitals to offer hospitality and refuge to the old, and

A. Disabled. B. Homeless pilgrims. C. REST and shelter. D. both b and c, not a. E. both a and b, not c.

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