The Patient Had a Positive Reaction to the Mantoux Test

question 273

Multiple Choice

The patient had a positive reaction to the Mantoux test.What test would the physician order next for this patient?

• A)culture and sensitivity of the throat
• B)pulmonary function tests to measure breathing capacity
• C)arterial blood gases to determine the level of oxygen
• D)a chest x-ray to identify active tuberculosis

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Definitions:

Inelastic

Inelastic refers to a situation in which the quantity demanded or supplied of a good or service is relatively unresponsive to price changes.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to purchase at a specific price level, at a given point in time.

Elasticity Coefficient

A numeric value that measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in one of its determinants, such as price.

Perfectly Inelastic

A situation where the demand for a product does not change in response to changes in price; the demand curve is perfectly vertical.