You Are Caring for a Patient You Suspect of Having

question 28

Multiple Choice

You are caring for a patient you suspect of having an active TB infection. Your personal protective equipment (PPE) should include:

• A) Tyvek suit.
• B) hazmat level B protection.
• C) powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) mask.
• D) N-95 mask.

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Definitions:

Cycloheptatrienyl Cation

A positively charged aromatic species, also known as the tropylium ion, with a seven-carbon ring structure and three double bonds providing aromatic stability.

π Network

A collection of π bonds (p-orbital overlap contributing to bonding in molecules) interconnected in a molecule, fundamental to the structure and stability of aromatic compounds.

Acidic H Atoms

Hydrogen atoms in a molecule that can be donated as protons during an acid-base reaction.

AntiAromatic

Describes molecules that do not follow Hückel's rule, often destabilized and non-planar, lacking aromatic stabilization.