A viral infection that can lead to chronic liver infection and can be carried by a child for years before liver failure or liver cancer develops is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
hepatitis B
HBV
Infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) can lead to a serious and chronic liver infection.
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a. Ovarian cyst b. Cervicitis c. Ovarian cancer d. Endometriosis
A semiconscious patient with inadequate spontaneous ventilation requires aerosol drug admin-istration. Which of the following approaches would you recommend?
a. Large-volume continuous nebulizer b. Small-volume jet nebulizer (SVN) c. SVN with delivery by intermittent posi-tive-pressure breathing d. Metered dose inhaler and holding chamber
Which of the following is the term used to describe the protection that should be in place to protect the electronic health or medical record from outside intrusion?
A. encoding B. service provider C. hardware D. software E. firewall
All of the following are advantages of the parenteral route except:
A) Drugs are not altered by gastric acids. B) It is an effective route when the patient refuses to take oral medications. C) It is an effective route when medications cannot be taken orally. D) It allows medications to be delivered to a targeted area of the body.