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Cardiomyopathy diagnostic tests (Ans- Chest x-ray (cardiomegaly) Echocardiography ECG Cardiac catheterization Endomyocardial biopsy Cardiomyopathy pharmacological mgt (Ans- beta blockers; potassium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors; digoxin, diuretics, and dysrhythmic agents. Aortic or mitral valve débridement, excision, or replacement is required in what kind of patients? (Ans- - Develop congestive heart failure despite adequate medical treatm...

The pulmonary form of anthrax is known as - Valley fever - Walking pneumonia - Farmers' lung - Woolsorters disease - Answer-Woolsorters disease Streptococci are unable to synthesize the enzyme - Catalase - Kinase - Hyaluronidase - Lipase - Answer-Catalase (Organisms that synthesize the enzyme catalase are able to protect themselves from the killing effects of H2O2 by converting it to H2O and O2. Streptococci are unable to do this) Which of the following is NOT appropriate when descr...

AG-ACNP Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers Influenza mechanism of transmission - answerRespiratory droplets What portion of Healthcare workers get flu vaccine annually - answerOver 2/3 Can pregnant women receive mmr - answerNo What allergy would prevent the patient from receiving MMR - answerNeomycin or gelatin Which pneumonia vaccine should the immune compromised receive - answerPrevnar pcv 13 Which organism is leading cause of death in CAP - answerS. Pneumonia Hiv patients shoul...

Most common STD - Answer- Chlamydia (1.7 mil cases) Skin normal biota is coagulase-negative staph, cornybacterium, and microbacterium smegmatis - Answer- males (all ages) Skin normal biota staph and corynbacterium - Answer- females (prepuberty and post-menopause) Normal biota of the skin for reproductive-age females in some cases- they carry it asymptomatically - Answer- GBS Normal biota of the skin for ___________ includes Enterobacteriaceae and anerobes, strep and staph, and LACTOB...

Escherichia coli CORRECT ANSWER Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria periplasmic space with a peptidoglycan layer can perform complicated metabolism to maintain its cell growth and cell division commonly found in lower intestines of human and mammals UTI, diarrhea that is acute and severe, either bloody or not bloody, stomach cramping, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and fever. Hantavirus CORRECT ANSWER *haemorrhagic fever* with renal syndrome (HFRS) monomeric, segmented and co...

Difference in location between aphthous stomatitis and herpes - Stomatitis - inside mouth HSV - outside mouth Pt education for HSV - decrease transmission with active lesions - no kissing - don't share utensils/drinks Treatment for HSV and timing - Acyclovir within 48-72 hours Treatment for stomatitis - Topical treatments (not viral, no antivirals necessary) Chronic ulcerative stomatitis (CUS) presentation - - autoimmune - larger # or size of lesions - weeks/mos to resolve Stomatitis ...

Internal Medicine PAEA Questions with Complete Solutions Graded A+ 2024. diagnose AAA: US what size AAA do you treat with surgery > 5 cm or growing >0.5 cm/year pain out of proportion to abdominal PE mesenteric ischemia-- triade- POP, afib, recently on digitalis pericardal knock constrictive pericarditis-> this is a loud s3 how do you diagnose constrictive pericarditis echo shows pericardial thickening and normal left ventricular function what murmur "widened pulse pressure" A...

MICR 221 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH ALL REVISED ANSWERS – UPDATED!! What is commensalism - Answer-a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed What is mutualism - Answer-a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit What is pathogenesis - Answer-a symbiotic relationship in which one organism is harmed (the pathogen may or may not grow outside of the host) What is parasitism - Answer-a symbiotic relationship in which one orga...

NHA 2018 CCMA MEDICAL ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW Which of the following suffixes refers to pain? - ANSWER--algia A suffix used to denote a surgical repair is? - ANSWER--plasty A mammogram is a radiograph of the? - ANSWER-Breast The term alopecia is synonymous with? - ANSWER-Baldness Another term for chewing is? - ANSWER-Mastication A nevus in th antecubital area is a? - ANSWER-Mole on the inside of the elbow An inflammation of a joint is? - ANSWER-Arthritis Fat m...

Latest Updated 2023 NR 511 Final Exam Study Guide Impetigo Bacterial Skin Rash Impetigo is a highly contagious skin infection that is caused by staphylococcus (staph) and streptococcus (strep) bacteria. It is most common amongst children aged between 2- 6 years than adults. This skin infection may often start as a minor scratch or appear as a red sore on theupper lip – similar to a cold sore or fever blister. It then forms a blister that ruptures and secretes to form a yellowish-b...