A Positive Tuberculin Test Means a Patient

question 16

Multiple Choice

A positive tuberculin test means a patient

• A) may have active disease.
• B) may have been previously exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
• C) may have a current inapparent infection.
• D) may have active disease, been previously exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, or may have a current inapparent infection.

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Definitions:

Proximal Stimuli

The patterns of stimuli from objects and events that actually reach your senses (eyes, ears, skin, etc.), influencing perception.

Distal Stimuli

External objects and events in the environment that provide the basis for the perception of the world.

Association

The process by which ideas or mental states are linked together in the mind, or the relationship between things based on experience or co-occurrence.

Nativist Belief

A perspective that much of human behavior and cognition is innate, heavily influenced by genetic factors.