A Pathologist Detects Negri Bodies While Examining a Brain Section

question 54

Multiple Choice

A pathologist detects Negri bodies while examining a brain section taken at autopsy. What was the cause of death?

• A) rabies
• B) eastern equine encephalitis
• C) poliomyelitis
• D) Hansenʹs disease
• E) meningococcal meningitis

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Definitions:

Actuarial Approach

An approach to evaluating and interpreting the data on patients, making predictions, and coming to decisions that rely exclusively on statistical procedures, empirical methods, and formal rules. See also clinical approach.

Equations

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Algorithms

A defined set of step-by-step procedures or instructions designed to perform a specific task or solve a particular problem.

Validity

The extent to which a concept, conclusion, or measurement is well-founded and corresponds accurately to the real world.