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Dental Hygiene Theory And Practice 4th Edition Test Bank By Darby BSDH MS, Michele Leonardi, Walsh RDH MS MA EdD, Margaret Section 1: Conceptual Foundations 1. The Dental Hygiene Profession 2. Human Needs Theory and Dental Hygiene Care 3. NEW! Evidenced-based Decision Making 4. Community-based Dental Hygiene Practice 5. Changing Behavior 6. Cultural Competence 7. NEW! Professional Portfolios Section 2: Preparation for the Appointment 8. The Dental Hygiene Car...

MICR221 TEST QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS Define disinfectant - Answer-Chemicals that are capable of killing microorganisms, cannot be applied to tissues, in the laboratory they are applied to inanimate surfaces and used in discard jars and buckets Define antiseptics - Answer-Chemical agents that kill or inhibit growth of microorganisms and are sufficiently non-toxic to be applied to living tissues Define preservatives - Answer-Included in pharmaceutical preparations or foods to pr...

How might one define global health? Why study global health? Correct Answer-a. An area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide b. To appreciate: i. Some progress has been made ii. Challenges still remain iii. Diseases are not limited by national boundaries iv. There are disparities among groups v. The health-development link vi. Need for co-operation and collaboration within and between nation sta...

Questions and Answers Already Passed About how much of your body weight is blood? ~8% define diastolic pressure. lowest level of aortic pressure when heart is at rest Define Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP). pressure that propels blood to tissues define pulse pressure. difference between systolic and diastolic pressure Define systolic pressure. pressure exerted in aorta during ventricular contraction Describe a granulocyte. larger and shorter-lived than RBCs; contain lobed, rather than circul...

Pharmacotherapy Principles- Introduction to Pharmacotherapy for Infectious Disease | Exam Questions & 100% Accurate Answers Pharmacotherapy Principles- Introduction to Pharmacotherapy for Infectious Disease | Exam Questions & 100% Accurate Answers Define prophylactic therapy - ANSWER - treating patients who either are not yet infected or have not developed a disease What is the goal of prophylactic therapy? - ANSWER - prevent infection in some patients or to prevent development of potenti...

what does a bacteriostatic drug do? Ans: inhibit growth of a pathogen w/o causing cell death what does a bacteriocidal drug do? Ans: kills bacteria define post-antibiotic effect? Ans: after the administered antibiotic concentration has fallen below the bacterial MIC, suppression of bacterial growth still continues define superinfection Ans: a second "opportunistic" infection occurring during the course of antimicrobial therapy often due to the loss of normal oral/gut flora b/c antib...

Define an antibiotic and an antimicrobial agent. Answer Antibiotic: a low molecular substance produced by a MO that at a low concentration inhibits or kills other MOs Antimicrobial agent: any substance of natural, semisynthetic or synthetic origin that kills or inhibits the growth of MOs but causes little or no damage to the host... all antibiotics are antimicrobials, but not all antimicrobials are antibiotics. What are the targets of antibiotics? Answer Cell wall synthesis, folate synthes...

Pharmacology Final Exam (Antimicrobial & Diabetes) with complete solution What are the four main principles of antimicrobial stewardship? - answer1. Surveillance, prevention, and control of antimicrobial resistant infections 2. Research 3. Regulatory pathways for new products 4. Product development Does the antibiotic itself directly cause resistance - answerNo, not directly mutagenic to cause the genetic changes resulting in resistance Conjugation - answerProcess in which a bacterium p...

Test Bank Darby & Walsh Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice, 4th Edition Table of Contents Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession ........................................................................................ 3 Chapter 02: Human Needs Theory and Dental Hygiene Care ............................................................ 12 Chapter 03: Evidence-Based Decision Making .................................................................................. 21 Chapter 04: Health and Heal...

Define and describe the physical, chemical, and cellular components of the innate immune response. - Physical factors are barriers to entry or processes that remove microbes from the body's surface The epidermis consists of layers of tightly packed epithelial cells that are periodically shed. (makes up dust) That it is dry makes it inhospitable to microbes. Cebum- unsat fatty acids; inhibit growth of persperation Chemical factors are substances made by the body that inhibit microbial gr...