Define mineral


Inorganic elements obtained from food that are essential to survival.

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Which type of hypersensitivity disease is caused by deposition of antigen-antibody complexes in blood vessel walls?

A. Type I B. Type II C. Type III D. Type IV E. Type V

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The employee health nurse is working with a nursing student who has just sustained a needlestick injury and has received a dose of hepatitis B immune globulin. The nurse is counseling the student about vaccination against hepatitis B

Which statement by the student indicates understanding? A) "I will make an appointment to start the hepatitis B vaccination series within the next 3 months." B) "I will only need to receive two doses of the hepatitis B vaccine because you just gave me one dose of the immune globulin." C) "I need to start the hepatitis B vaccination series as soon as possible." D) "I don't need to receive the hepatitis B vaccine because I will now produce antibodies against hepatitis B."

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An aneurysm is a weakening in the wall of a vein that allows the vessel to bulge or rupture

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Many STIs are asymptomatic.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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