Many cases of gastric ulcer or gastritis are due to the presence of the bacterium:

A. Ebola
B. Helicobacter pylori
C. Candida albicans
D. Escherichia coli


B

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Your patient is a 9-month-old boy who was a restrained passenger in a motor vehicle collision. Prior to your arrival, his mother took him out of the seat and is now holding him. Which of the following is the best way to transport this patient?

A) Place him back in the car seat and transport with the car seat on the gurney. B) Allow the mother to hold the child during transport. C) Secure the child to your gurney as you would an adult. D) Place the child on a long backboard with a folded towel under his shoulders, then place the backboard on the gurney.

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What percentage of the buffering power of body fluids is found in intercellular proteins?

A. 75% B. 25% C. 10% D. 50%

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A physician who specializes in endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases is known as a/an:

a. neurologist. b. exocrinologist. c. endocrinologist. d. metabologist.

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Denise, a medical assistant in Chicago, has just been informed that a new strain of the influenza is expected to affect the city's residents within the next few weeks

This same strain has been hitting surrounding cities and has been the cause of multiple deaths among the elderly. Discuss proactive measures that Denise can take to help make the impending emergency easier to deal with when it actually occurs. What will be an ideal response?

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