A Patient Complains of Severe Itching,especially at Night,and the Nurse

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient complains of severe itching,especially at night,and the nurse notes the presence of burrows in the flexor surface of his wrists.What does the nurse suspect?

• A) Scabies
• B) Bedbugs
• C) Pediculosis
• D) Lyme disease

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Definitions:

Wood Bats

Refers to baseball bats made from wood, as opposed to those made from materials like aluminum or composite, traditionally used in professional leagues.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample data, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

Smoking Rates

The percentage of individuals in a population who smoke tobacco products.

Confidence Interval

An ensemble of values, from statistical analysis of samples, believed likely to encircle the value of a clandestine population parameter.