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All the following are associated with a poor prognosis in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia EXCEPT

A. leukocytosis B. positive blood culture C. infection with type 3 pneumococcus D. patient's age less than 1 year

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Leukocytosis is a response, not poor prognosis; others worsen outcome.

Question 2 of 5

All the following statements about nonionizing radiation are true EXCEPT

A. it includes radiowave and microwave frequencies B. its main adverse effects are related to thermal injury C. excess exposure has been associated with an increased incidence of neoplasms of the CNS D. excess exposure has been associated with an increased incidence of cataracts

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: No strong CNS neoplasm link; others true.

Question 3 of 5

Health care workers whose fetuses or infants are at special risk include which of the following?

A. A psychiatrist who is trying to get pregnant B. A pregnant dermatologist who scrubs with povidone-iodine solution C. An oncology nurse, in her first trimester of pregnancy, who mixes chemotherapeutic agents D. A breast-feeding intensive care unit nurse who wears a lead apron and is exposed to portable radiography

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Chemo exposure risks fetus; others minimal.

Question 4 of 5

Which statement best represents a correct and generally accepted finding obtained in current epidemiologic studies of autistic children?

A. Autistic children are most often members of lower socioeconomic families B. Autistic children are most often members of higher socioeconomic families C. Parents of autistic children are often emotionally frigid and introverted D. Autism is more prevalent among boys than girls

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Boys ~4x more affected; A/B (no SES link), C (disproven), E (genetic) false.

Question 5 of 5

True statements about the use of opioid drugs in the U.S. include

A. the highest rates of use occur among persons 30 to 40 years of age B. more men than women use opioid drugs other than heroin C. the number of male users of heroin is 50 percent greater than the number of female users D. less than 1 percent of enlisted personnel in the military use opioid drugs

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Men use more; A (20s-30s), C (varies), D (>1%) false.

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