A person develops Lyme disease from a tick bite. The route of transmission is:
A. airborne transmission.
B. common vehicle transmission.
C. indirect transmission.
D. vector transmission.
Answer: D
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A) The fact that he is a male aged 18-21 B) The fact that he is a college student C) The fact that he has no physical injuries D) The fact that he thinks he was raped
Which term refers to how the parts of the body function and interact?
A) Physiology B) Anatomy C) Aerobic metabolism D) Biome
Your patient has developed very mild chest discomfort during her treadmill stress test. She denies other symptoms and her blood pressure is stable. There are no EKG changes. What is the correct course of action?
A) Continue but watch cautiously. B) Stop the test immediately. C) Stop the test, assess the patient more fully, and then restart if everything is OK. D) Back down to the next lowest stage of the test.
Premorbid conditions are those that:
A) are a direct cause of death. B) precede the onset of a disease. C) are caused by an acute illness. D) have no effect on patient outcome.