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Which of the following is an intrapartum factor presenting potential complications in newborns?

You have a patient who is complaining of a headache, nausea, and vomiting. Upon assessment, you find that his blood pressure is 220/140. Which of the following is your MOST important intervention?

The HPV vaccine protects against both the high risk strains that cause cancer and low risk strains that cause genital warts.

A 25-year-old pediatric resident has a serious case of pneumonia and then breaks out in vesicular lesions. All stages of the lesions can be seen at any given time. What could have prevented this disease in the resident?

Which virus can be transmitted through vaginal delivery and but does not cross the placenta?

Viruses are considered prokaryotic organisms. 

Match each of the following organisms to the best description of their clinical significance:

Which of the following is not a common way we diagnose viral infections?

Match each of the following organisms to the best description of their basic identification methods:

A 36-year-old man is seen for jaundice. He remembers that he woke up with a fever and abdominal pain 4 days earlier and since then has had no appetite and has felt very tired. His AntiHAV Igm test is positive.  Which of the following is a major mechanism for transmission of this disease?