You and your partner respond to a local Chinese restaurant to treat a person who is having difficulty breathing. The patient is a 46-year-old male who is pale, diaphoretic, dyspneic, and complaining of nausea. He also indicates his chest is very tight. His face and neck are swelling. His meal was chicken fried in oil, but he does not know what kind of oil was used. Based on this information, what do you suspect is the problem?
A) Allergic reaction
B) Anxiety
C) Asthma attack
D) Anaphylaxis
Anser: D) Anaphylaxis
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However, it might be a member of the phylum ________, and one way to distinguish between the two possibilities is by looking for the presence or absence of ________. A) Platyhelminthes; a cuticle of chitin B) Nematoda; an alimentary canal C) Annelida; a body cavity D) Nematoda; a circulatory system E) Annelida; muscle in the body wall
The media used to successfully grow Francisella tularensis must contain cysteine
Indicate whether this statement is TRUE or FALSE.
The technique often used in forensics that identifies individuals based on their genetic differences is referred to as:
a) DNA screening. b) DNA typing. c) DNA analyzing. d) DNA cloning. e) DNA fingerprinting.
Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)
1. Southern blotting is a technique that can be used to identify microbes that cannot be cultured. 2. The microbes residing on human skin are part of the human microbiome. 3. Scientists were able to increase the production of naturally occurring vitamin A in rice plants.