Gonorrhea is best described as a sexually transmitted disease
A. that produces a painful rash.
B. characterized by the appearance of dry, rough growths on the genital area.
C. caused by a bacterium that usually affects mucous membranes.
D. characterized by recurrent outbreaks of blister like sores.
C. caused by a bacterium that usually affects mucous membranes.
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In a flow cytometer, the amount of light scattered by a cell at a 90° angle (side scatter) is detected
by a ________. A) photomultiplier tube. B) tungsten lamp. C) photodiode. D) laser. E) phototube.
The LPN notes that many of the clients in the long-term care facility take nisoldipine (Sular). The LPN is aware that in addition to treating hypertension, this medication can be used to treat which of the following conditions?
A. Renal disease B. Angina C. Arrhythmias D. Hyperlipidemia
The reason why babies born to mothers with Graves' disease suffer passively from the disease for only a short while after birth is that _____
a. very little IgM is transported across the placenta b. only antibodies, and not the B cells making the autoantibodies, cross the placenta c. the newborn's regulatory T cells suppress autoantibody production d. the newborn's thyroid gland develops resistance to the effects of maternal autoantibodies e. thyroglobulin synthesis does not commence until months after birth.
A blood enzyme which causes clotting by forming fibrin is:
A) thromboplastin. B) globulin. C) heparin. D) thrombin.