For a Patient with Bronchiectasis to Reduce the Risk of His/her

question 12

Multiple Choice

For a patient with bronchiectasis to reduce the risk of his/her condition worsening, which of the following should be done?
1) Avoid air pollution.
2) Get an influenza vaccination.
3) Take an antibiotic every day.
4) Avoid smoking.

• A)3, 4
• B)1, 2, 4
• C)2, 3, 4
• D)1, 2, 3, 4

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Definitions:

Placebo

A substance or treatment which is designed to have no therapeutic value, commonly used as a control in testing new drugs.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that describes the degree to which two variables move in relation to each other, ranging from -1 to 1.

Perfect Correlation

A statistical relationship indicating a flawless direct or inverse linkage between two variables.

Matched Design

A research design that matches the experimental participants with control participants who are similar on key characteristics.