micro ch 6
The average adult weighing 150 pounds would be expected to have an estimated blood volume of:
5.5 liters
Species of which of the following genera are part of the normal microbiome of the intestines and aid in biotransformation of bile acid and breakdown of carbohydrates?
Bacteroides
The life-threatening accumulation of blood or fluid in the space between the myocardium and pericardium is called________________________.
Cardiac tamponade
Subcutaneous emphysema and crepitus are characteristic signs in infections from which type of pathogen?
Clostridium perfringens
Dangerous healthcare-associated infections from carbapenem-resistant ______________________ (CRE) were linked to inadequate decontamination of endoscopic equipment.
Enterobacteriaceae
White blood cells also called _____________________ are involved in the body's natural defense mechanism against pathogenic invasion.
Leukocytes
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is associated with which microbial pathogen?
Neisseria meningitidis
Helicobacter pylori is frequently isolated in individuals with which of the following?
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Naegleria fowleri is the causative pathogen in the rare and fatal form of meningitis called
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis
The EPA has developed standards for chlorination of public hot tubs and pools to prevent folliculitis infections caused by ______________________________.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
The pigment pyocyanin created by ____________________________ bacteria produces a characteristic blue colored pus accumulation.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Which of the following is the genus for the causative agent in typhoid fever?
Salmonella
Which pathogen is most commonly the cause of lactational mastitis?
Staphylococcus aureus
Eating of raw seafood such as oysters is discouraged in summer months due to the higher concentration of which pathogenic genus?
Vibrio
The disease cholera is caused by a species belonging to the genus _________________.
Vibrio
Bordetella pertussis is the causative agent for the disease commonly called ___________________.
Whooping Cough
Which of the following pathogens is the cause of the disease known as the plague?
Yersinia
Twenty percent of total blood volume passes through which organ at any given time?
brain
Otitis media, sinus infections, and mastoiditis are frequent primary infections resulting in which of the following?
brain abscess
Some studies indicate that Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of __________________ illness, surpassing Shigella and Salmonella and which may result in complications such as Guillain-Barré syndrome.
diarrheal
Janeway lesions, Roth spots, and Osler nodes are clinical signs of which pathogenic condition?
endocarditis
____________________therapy may support wound healing following surgical debridement of gas gangrene infections.
hyperbaric oxygen
Which form of the disease anthrax is the most dangerous form of anthrax?
inhalation
The ____________________ system is the largest organ of the human body which acts as the first line of defense against pathogenic invasion.
integumentary
The _________________________include three layers: pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater.
meninges
The serious and potentially life-threatening infection from invasion of group A Streptococcus is called _______________________ commonly called the flesh-eating disease.
necrotizing fasciitis
Acute ______________________primarily affects the epiphyseal plates of long bones in which bacteria proliferate in areas of decreased blood supply.
osteomyelitis
Serratia marcescens produces a pigment called _________________ which ranges from dark red to pale pink, depending on the species.
prodigiosin
A special bifurcated needle dipped in vaccinia vaccine is used in vaccination against which of the following diseases?
smallpox
The type of pathogen responsible for the painful condition known as shingles is which of the following?
viral
