Which of the following contributed to several measles epidemics in the 1990s?
a. People had stopped getting immunizations for measles and other diseases.
b. The measles vaccine was no longer effective against the agent because the virus had mutated.
c. The measles vaccine did not provide lifetime immunity.
d. Thousands of ineffective contaminated vaccine doses had unknowingly been injected.
ANS: C
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a. "Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are better for the control of bodily symp-toms than benzodiazepines." b. "Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors provide a more rapid and durable re-sponse to the uncomfortable anxiety symptoms." c. "Benzodiazepines currently have no role in the treatment of anxiety." d. "Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are better for reducing the cognitive and psychic symptoms of anxiety than benzodiazepines."
Two healthy parents who carry the same abnormal autosomal recessive gene have what percentage chance of having a child affected with the disorder caused by this gene? Record your answer as a whole number. _____%
Fill in the blank with correct word.
The nurse is caring for a patient who has experienced hypovolemia secondary to acute vomiting and diarrhea . The nurse anticipates what type of intravenous fluid to be ordered by the health care provider?
a. Hypotonic or isotonic solutions b. Hypertonic or isotonic solutions c. Hypertonic solutions only d. Whole blood
Anesthesia
A. increases body temperature. B. frequently causes hallucinations. C. blocks pain for eight hours postoperatively. D. decreases body temperature.