Which term describes the ability to kill bacteria?

a. bactericidal
b. bacteriostatic
c. antifungal
d. antibacterial


a. Bactericidal means to kill the bacteria rather than stop their multiplication.

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Which of the following is NOT a component of the Glasgow Coma Scale?

A) Eye opening B) Motor ability C) Pupillary reaction D) Verbal response

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The ONC requires that all certified EHR programs have the functionality to do which of the following?

A. Scan documents B. Send faxes C. Generate CPOE D. None of these

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The ability of a computer to understand what is written in an EHR or to understand human speech is known as:

A. artificial intelligence. B. encoding. C. computer-assisted coding. D. natural language processing.

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The purpose of cholesterol testing is to determine atherosclerosis and other ________ diseases.

A. liver B. renal C. cardiac D. gallbladder

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