What Statement Is Most Accurate in Describing Tetanus

question 29

Multiple Choice

What statement is most accurate in describing tetanus?

• A) Inflammatory disease that causes extreme, localized muscle spasm.
• B) Disease affecting the salivary gland with resultant stiffness of the jaw.
• C) Acute infectious disease caused by an exotoxin produced by an anaerobic spore-forming, gram-positive bacillus.
• D) Acute infection that causes meningeal inflammation resulting in symptoms of generalized muscle spasm.

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Definitions:

Bedpan

A receptacle used by bedridden patients for the collection of urine and feces when they are unable to use the bathroom.

Digital Removal

A medical procedure involving the manual extraction of feces from the rectum, often used in cases of severe constipation.

Fecal Impaction

Accumulation of hardened fecal material in the rectum or sigmoid colon.

Tap Water Enema

A procedure involving the introduction of tap water into the colon through the rectum to stimulate bowel movement and relieve constipation.