A grade school has an outbreak of gastroenteritis with 80% of the school—both students and staff—affected. Which organism is most likely the cause?
A) Norwalk-like virus (calicivirus)
B) Clostridium difficile
C) Vibrio vulnificus
D) E. coli
A
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a. rhonchi. c. wheezes. b. crackles. d. stridor.
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1. more precise control. 2. less medication needed. 3. less adjustment needed. 4. more dosing time.
A group of students is reviewing information about the frail elderly and functional status. The students demonstrate understanding when they identify which as an instrumental activity of daily living?
A) Bathing B) Cooking C) Toileting D) Eating
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A. Polyphagia B. Hunger C. Polyuria D. Periorbital edema