Sixty Percent of All VAP Infections Are Caused by Which

question 7

Multiple Choice

Sixty percent of all VAP infections are caused by which of the following?

• A) Aerobic gram-negative bacilli
• B) Anaerobic gram-negative bacilli
• C) Aerobic gram-negative rods
• D) Anaerobic gram-positive cocci

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Definitions:

Myelin sheath

A fatty layer that surrounds the axons of some nerve cells, serving to speed up electrical impulses.

Electrically charged atoms

Atoms that have either lost or gained electrons, resulting in a net positive or negative charge, respectively, known as ions.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers in the body that transmit signals across a chemical synapse, from one neuron to another target neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Axon

A long, thin part of a neuron that transmits impulses to other neurons through branching structures called axon terminals.