Why Might the Presence of Apsergillus Flavus in Grain Products

question 44

Multiple Choice

Why might the presence of Apsergillus flavus in grain products be a problem?

• A) All species of Aspergillus produce aflatoxin, a potent carcinogen.
• B) Some species of Aspergillus produce aflatoxin, a potent carcinogen.
• C) Some species of Aspergillus produce aflatoxin, which kills plants and causes crop loss.
• D) Some species of Aspergillus cause systemic infections in animals that consume them.
• E) Presence of Aspergillus indicates a highly contaminated environment.

Understand the role of defining characteristics and related factors in supporting the nursing diagnostic statement.

Describe the distinction between a nursing diagnosis and a medical diagnosis.

Apply Maslow's hierarchy of needs in prioritizing nursing diagnoses.

Recognize the significance of accurate etiology in formulating nursing diagnoses.

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Definitions:

Proximal Stimuli

The patterns of stimuli from objects and events that actually reach your senses like the light hitting the retina or sound waves hitting the eardrum.

Top-Down Processing

A cognitive process that starts with the brain applying what it knows and what it expects to perceive and interpret sensory information.

Bottom-Up Processing

A cognitive approach in which perception starts with an incoming stimulus and builds upwards without preconceived knowledge of what is being observed.

Binocular Depth Cues

Visual information taken in by two eyes that enable us to perceive depth and distance.