Which of the following is the most common vector-borne disease worldwide?
a. Dengue
b. Malaria
c. Onchocerciasis (river blindness)
d. Yellow fever
ANS: B
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The nurse admitting an adolescent for a physical exam asks the client if he prefers to have the parent with him or should the parent wait in the waiting room. When the nurse asks the client's preference, it indicates:
1. Belief the adolescent needs the mother present to provide a thorough history. 2. The mother is no longer in charge of the teen's health care. 3. The nurse respects the client enough to allow the choice to be his. 4. The nurse suspects the mother of abuse, and wants to talk to the teen alone.
The nurse is explaining to a client that the peripheral vascular system plays a large part in regulating the blood pressure. The client at risk for alterations in the peripheral vascular system can help decrease vasoconstriction by:
1. Increasing sodium in the diet. 2. Losing weight. 3. Decreasing calcium intake. 4. Increasing alcohol intake.
The nurse assesses that the patient who has acquired a nosocomial infection is most likely the patient with:
1. an abdominal abscess following a ruptured appendix. 2. lice and nits that have come from the Emergency Department. 3. a urinary infection after the insertion of a Foley catheter. 4. a 2-day postoperative hip replacement foot fungus.
__________ is an autoantibody produced by the B lymphocytes directed against the individual's own gamma globulin
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