A reservoir host who is unaware of the presence of the pathogen and so spreads the disease is a
A. vector.
B. carrier.
C. fomite.
D. subclinical case.
B. carrier.
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Your patient is having an allergic reaction and needs to use his epinephrine auto-injector. He is concerned that he does not recall the correct way to do it. Which of the following things would you tell him?
a. "Press the injector onto the outer thigh, push the tip against the thigh until the needle deploys, and wait for it to automatically inject." b. "Place the injector against the outer upper arm, push the tip until the needle deploys, and then push the plunger slowly to inject the medication." c. "Pinch the skin on the anterior thigh, press the injector tip against the skin, and wait until it activates." d. "Pinch the skin on the lateral thigh, press the injector against the skin, and rapidly push the plunger to inject the medication."
A condition that remains after a patient's acute illness or injury is called a(n):
A) complication. B) late effect. C) manifestation. D) adverse effect.
Use this figure to compute the static compliance (CS) for an intubated patient with an exhaled tidal volume (VT) of 500 mL
a. 14 mL/cm H2O b. 20 mL/cm H2O c. 33 mL/cm H2O d. 50 mL/cm H2O
Which is the most commonly injured ligament in a case of inversion ankle sprain?
A) anterior talofibular ligament B) posterior talofibular ligament C) ACL D) PCL