Contact precautions are used for diseases such as:

A. tuberculosis.
B. herpes simplex.
C. whooping cough.
D. pneumonia.


Answer: B

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In patients with small-airway disease breathing at higher than normal frequencies, what is likely to happen?

1. Dynamic compliance drops. 2. Oxygen consumption decreases. 3. The distribution of ventilation worsens. 4. The work of breathing increases. a. 1 and 2 only b. 1, 2, and 4 only c. 2, 3, and 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

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A(n) ____________________ pressure environment is where the air pressure is greater inside the patient compartment to prevent gasses, such as carbon monoxide fumes, from entering.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The phase of metabolism in which the breaking down of nutrients occurs is known as ________

A) catabolism B) metabolism C) anabolism D) cannibalism

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