The patient is having hypoxia as a result of decreased effective hemoglobin concentration, which causes a decrease in the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. Nurse Ken knows that this type of hypoxia is known as?
A. Anemic hypoxia
B. Histotoxic hypoxia
C. Hypoxemic hypoxia
D. Circulatory hypoxia
Select your answer:
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Pathogens › ViewSabrina has the flu. Her neighbor suggests she get a prescription for an antibiotic, but Sabrina’s mothers says that antibiotics would not help in this situation. Why?
A. the flu is caused by a virus, and it cannot be treated with an antibiotic.
B. the flu is caused by a fungus, and it must be treated with antifungal medication
C. the flu is caused by a parasitic worm, and must be treated with an anti-parasitic medication
D. the flu is caused by a bacterium, and it cannot be treated with an antibiotic.
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When parents with different traits are bred, a trait that reappears in the second generation after disappearing in the first generation is a
A. dominant trait
B. true-breeding trait
C. recessive trait
D. characteristic