Streptococcus pneumonia is the most common organism, which develop pneumonia in alcoholic or malnourished individuals.
Cough and epiglottis reflux would be compromised in alcoholic or immunocompromised individual, so bacteria evade into the lower respiratory tract. Pulmonary host defence is compromised by excessive alcohol abuse. Chronic alcoholism also suppress the inflammatory mechanism.
Which of these organisms in most likely to produce pneumonia in patients who have a history...
True or False: Patients with alcoholism will most likely be deficient in water soluble vitamins. True False
3. the nurse is assessing a patient who is malnourished and has a history of poor nutrition, the patient reports difficulty seeing at night, this patient is likely to be deficient in which fat-soluble Vitamin? a. A b. c. d. AWY
6941 - Which of the following patients is most likely to be treated with a pneumatic anti-shock garment (PASG)? Select one: A. A 45 year old woman whose pelvis and legs were pinned by a fallen tree for 30 minutes B. A 53 year old man who was kicked in the chest by a horse and complains of dyspnea C. A 14 year old girl in cardiac arrest with multisystem trauma D. An 18 year old man who struck his...
Which party is likely to have the most information about the health of an individual who is trying to purchase a health insurance policy? 干→宿ゆ 5 section and anwes the Solowing questio
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A person who does not participate in the labor force is most likely to have which type of indifference curves? Group of answer choices a) upward-sloping b) All of these answers are correct. c) flat d) concave e) steep
Which of the following post-operative abdominal surgery patients will benefit the least from the use of incentive spirometry? older female adult with type 2 diabetes mellitus middle-aged female with a history of chronic respiratory disease adolescent female with atelectasis middle-aged male with a history of 2 pack per day smoking since high school
We have a population of 100 breast cancer patients of which half have received some form of treatment (i.e. chemo, radiation, etc). Use this information to answer the following questions a. If X represents the number of breast cancer patients who have received treatment in the sample, what distribution it follows? b. If we sample 10 patients, how likely will 4 have received treatment? c. If we sample 25 patients, how likely will 5 have received treatment? d. If we...
On routine labs your 69 year old patients who has a 40 pack year history has an elevated Calcium level and a lesion on chest x-ray what would be the most likely diagnosis. A Small Cell Cancer B Hypoparathyroidism C Colon Cancer D Non Small cell cancer E Osteoarthritis 3. The pathophysiology of hypoxia in Emphysema is A Fluid build up in the alveolus B Decrease surface area C Increase Mucus in...
Minority patients who have a choice are more likely to select health care providers of their own racial or ethnic background and are generally more satisfied with the care they receive from minority professionals. True False