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Which of the following are categories of Transmission based Precautions?1. Contact Precautions2. Droplet Precautions3. Standard Precautions4. Airborne Infection Precautions

Which of the following statements are true regarding the use of glutaraldehyde?1. It is one of the least expensive chemical used as a high-level disinfectant or chemical sterilant.2. It is the only sterilizing agent used in hospitals.3. It is a respiratory irritant.4. It can cause significant tissue inflammation in workers who use it.

The following are common causes of an increase in the drive to breathe, increasing the sensation of breathlessness, except?

During auscultation of a patient’s chest, you hear coarse crackles throughout both inspiration and expiration. These sounds clear when the patient coughs. Which of the following is the most likely cause of these adventitious sounds?

According to your text, which couple is LEAST likely to use a contraceptive?

The _____, where fibers connect the brain’s left and right hemispheres, thickens in adolescence, and this improves adolescents’ ability to process information.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs):

All of the following are proposed reasons for the decline in teen pregnancies over the last two decades EXCEPT:

A 65-year-old male patient presents with neurological deficits (slurred speech and loss of movement) and has been referred to the CT department for a post contrast brain scan. The radiologist trusts your expertise and justifies the request form for you to perform the procedure.1.1.1 Given the clinical indications, which protocol would you use on this patient and justify your decision?                                                                                                                          [5]                                                                                                                                  1.1.2 In a table form, write the full technical and radiological protocol you identified in the above question.                                                                                                                      [15]                                       

 List and discuss four factors that affect contrast resolution in CT                                           [8]