What means high body temperature, more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit?

Which is not one of the four vital signs?

What do illness, infection, exercise, excitement, and high temperatures in the environment do to body temperature?

What do starvation, sleep, decreased muscle activity, and mouth breathing do to body temperature?

What is the average oral temperature?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following are within the normal range for pulse in adults?

The prefix Brady- means:

The prefix Tachy- means:

If you are taking pulse at the wrist, you are taking the ____________ pulse.

If you are taking pulse at the neck, you are taking the ____________ pulse.

A sphygmomanometer is also called a:

Which does not describe a microorganism?

Which of these is a cocci bacteria?

Which of these is a bacilli bacteria?

Which of these is a spirilla bacteria?

What kind of infection is acquired in a health care facility? Usually present in the facility and carried by health care worker to the patient.

What kind of infection occurs when the body's defenses are down? Usually do not occur in normal immune system.

What kind of infection originates for outside the body?

What kind of infection originates for inside the body?

What virus suppresses the immune system making individuals more susceptible to cancers and infections?

What virus is extremely difficult to destroy and can survive several days in dried blood?

What virus by law, employers must provide the vaccine for this virus at no cost to employees with occupational exposure to blood or other body secretions?

What is the normal pulse range for adults?

Pathogens are microorganisms that harm the body.

Antibiotics are used to kill bacteria.

Protozoa are one-celled, plant-like organisms.

Rickettsiae is transmitted to humans by the bites of insects.

Fungi are the smallest microorganisms

Which of the following not be considered a mechanical vector of infection?

Alcohol prevents/inhibits the growth of pathogenic organisms and is usually safe to be used on the skin.

What kind of water should you use to wash your hands?

_________ and __________ are the main ways pathogens are spread.

How often should protective masks be discarded?

Sterile means:

Normal adult blood pressure is