A Patient Has Been Diagnosed with Vaginal Candidiasis

question 40

Multiple Choice

A patient has been diagnosed with vaginal candidiasis. The nurse recognizes that this condition is usually the result of:

• A) unprotected sex.
• B) poor personal hygiene.
• C) long-term antimicrobial therapy.
• D) using bath oils.

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Definitions:

Slope

In mathematics, it refers to the measure of the steepness, incline, or grade of a line, often calculated as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.

Variable on the Vertical Axis

In graphing data, this refers to the dependent variable that is quantified along the vertical axis of a graph.

Variable on the Horizontal Axis

Refers to the independent variable in a graph that is plotted along the horizontal or x-axis and determines the values of other variables.

Slope

A measure of the steepness or incline of a line, indicating the rate at which values change along the line.