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A PPD mantoux skin test will turn positive at what stage of a TB infection?

Name the mask used to by healthcare professionals entering a TB patients room

Which of the following antibodies may be responsible for intravascular hemolysis (activation of complement membrane attack complex)?

Both chronic interstitial lung lung diseases and asthma are diseases of inflammation

In the ISBT nomenclature 004001, the 004 refers to the:

The S and s antigens exhibit dosage. Therefore, if a person inherits the homozygous genotype ss, their red blood cells will react _______ with anti-s than/as those of a person with a heterozygous genotype of Ss.

The Ziehl-Neelsen stain (Acid Fasting Bacillus AFB) is the classic test to isolate

Cor pulmonale is often associated with COPD and Chronic Interstitial Lung Disease. The therapist should be able to determine the physical findings associated with Cor pulmonale. List three vascular related physical findings associated with Cor Pulmonale

Which of the following is a test to determine pneumocystis carinii (jerovici)?

A routine chest x-ray often provides the first indication of lung cancer for diagnosis although the cancer may be well advanced.