​Match the Following Terms or Phrases with the Correct Description

question 25

Multiple Choice

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.
-​Puerperal fever

• A)​Diagnostic imaging study using chemical isotopes to view bones or organs.
• B)​An inflammation involving hair follicles caused by bacterial or fungal infection.
• C)​Dilatation of cutaneous capillaries resulting in superficial redness, often in patches.
• D)​The ability of a bacterial pathogen to produce pus.
• E)​Infection involving the female reproductive system including the endometrium following childbirth, abortion, or miscarriage which can progress to septicemia or peritonitis.
• F)​Epidermal skin cellulitis caused by group A streptococci and appears as a bright red rash on the face following strep throat infection or in other areas following surgery or injury.
• G)​The shedding or peeling of epithelial tissues as seen in toxic shock syndrome.
• H)​A professional prediction or forecast of the most likely course or outcome of a disease.
• I)​Sloughing off of skin with manual friction as seen in scalded skin syndrome.
• J)Inflammation of the middle ear seen frequently in children with chronic infections from Streptococcus pneumoniae.