After a person has chickenpox, the virus becomes dormant in the spine's dorsal nerve root, but it can become active again later in life to cause shingles, also known as herpes ________. 

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


zoster
Herpes zoster is caused by the same Varicella virus that causes chickenpox.

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_____ relates to the patient's contribution to the injury, which if proven, could release the physician as the direct cause

a. Contributory negligence b. Patient's responsibility c. Passing the buck d. Patient's self-inflection

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What is the most common type of HMO?

a. Out-of-state Model b. Group Model c. Annual Model d. Individual Model

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________ cells function as support by helping to hold the neurons in place

A) Glial B) Squamous C) Epithelial D) Connective

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Which of the following would apply to the legal standard if there is no written record of a temperature, a visit, a history, a physical, or a lab report?

a. It was not written down, so it did not happen. b. The court will take the patient's word for it. c. The court will take the provider's word for it. d. The court will make the decision as to whether or not it happened.

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