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43 Cards in this Set
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Leuckocytosis can be cause by which of the following infections?
Meningitis, Hepatitis, Measles, or Rubella? |
Meningitis
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What is the most commonly used hemoglobin determination method used aboard ships?
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Sahli-Hellige
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A normal WBC should contain what minimum to maximum number of cells per cubic millimeter of whole blood?
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4,000-11,000
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What chemical is considered to be the best urine preservation?
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Toluene
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Gram-positive organisms are easily seen on a smear because they stain what color?
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Deep Blue
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The Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) card test is a screening test for what infection or disease?
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Syphilis
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A hematocrit value below an individuals normal range for the sex and age indicates what condition?
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Anemia
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The normal hematocrit value for an adult female is within what range of percentages?
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40%-48%
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When potable water aboard ship is tested for availabe chlorine residual, which technique should be used?
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Palin-DPD Method
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The Medical Department Representative aboard ship is required to test the water for bacteria at what minimum interval?
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Once a week
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Early stages of cholera, the infection, are transmitted by what agent?
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Contaminated Water
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Aboard ship, what minimum residual should be required in all potable water when taken aboard from an approved source?
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0.2 parts per million
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Aboard ship, what is the only form of chlorine that may be carried?
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Calcium Hypochlorite 70%
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What chemical is used in a canteen so that the water can be purified for human consumption?
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Calcium Hypochloride
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Which of the following diseases is not a principal waterborne disease of concern in the United States?
Meningitis, Shigellosis, Giardiasis, or Salmonellosis? |
Giardiasis
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The use of nonpotable water is prohibited for what activity?
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Industrial Cleaning
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Before collecting a water sample for bacteriological testing aboard ship, you should run the water for what minimum period of time?
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3 minutes
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Your ship just obtained water from an area where amebiasis is endemic, what chlorine residual must you obtain following a 30 minute contact period to make the water safe for drinking?
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2.0 parts per million
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Detailed information on water supply ashore and afloat can be found in what source?
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Manual of Naval Preventive Medicine Chapters 5 & 6
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Which of the following combination of water sources is not correctly matched?
Vegetation-Coconuts Snow & Ice-Heat Rainwater-Catchment Surface water-Wells |
Surface water- Wells
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What method should be used to control chiggers at permanent campsites?
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Clearing and removing all vegetation at the site.
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What rodenticide is considered being the safest for use by medical personnel?
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Warfarin
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What is the most common cockroach found aboard ships?
American, Japanese, German, or Korean? |
German
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Of the following foods used in conjunction with rat poison, which is preferred by the Black Roof Rat?
Meats, Cheese, Fruits, or Fish? |
Fruits
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When inspecting thawed fish for freshness, which of the following signs would signal that it has been refrozen?
Prominent Clear Eyes, Firm Flesh, Bright Red Gills, or Soft Flesh? |
Soft flesh
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What infectious agent specifically identifies syphilis?
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Treponema Pallidum
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A sudden onset of profuse vomiting, watery diarrhea, rapid dehydration, and collapse are symptoms of which of the following quarantinable diseases?
Yellow fever, Plague, Cholera, or Smallpox? |
Cholera
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Staphylococcal infectious agents are known to be responsible for which of the following conditions?
Tonsillitis, Glomerulonephritis, Carbuncles, or Impetigo? |
Carbuncles
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Drooping eyelids, blurred and troubled vision, sore throat, dry mouth, vomiting, diarrhea, and symmetrical paralysis are symptoms of which disease?
Herpes Zoster, Dengue Fever, Botulism, or Malaria? |
Botulism
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What is the most common form of genital ulceration?
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Herpes Simplex Type 2
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What term should be used to record ringworm of the body?
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Tinea Corporitis
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Of the different types of shock, which one will you encounter most frequently at a Battalion Aid Station?
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Hemorrhagic
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Which of the following conditions results in the secretion of bright red blood from the rectum?
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Hematochezia
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A complaint of pain, discharge, hearing loss and a blowing sensation in the ear is suspected to be what condition?
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Perforated Tympanic Membrane
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Alkali burns should be neutralized with what chemical agent?
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Vinegar diluted in water
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An abscess in the true skin caused by the entry of microorganisms through either a hair follicle or a sweat glandis referred to as what?
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Furuncle
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What food elements are most important to the body tissue growth and maintenance of the body cells?
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Proteins
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Which of the following vitamins is transported throughout the body in the water and is classified as water-soluble?
A, C, D, or K? |
Vitamin C
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Left ventricular failure or mitral stenosis usually results in what condition?
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Pulmonary Edema
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Which of the folloring diseases is characterized by excessive secretion of the thyroid hormones, increased metabloic rate, and protusion of the eyeballs?
Addison's Disease, Hypothyroidism, Hodgkin's Disease, or Hyperthyroidism? |
Hyperthyroidism
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To keep a dressing flat and even on the forearm, what type of bandage should you use?
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Spiral Reverse
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Which of the following drugs is classified as central nervous system alkaloidal poison?
Arsenic, Cocaine, Copper, or Turpentine? |
Cocaine
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Urinary Tract infection caused by the proteus group of bacteria should be treated with what sulfonamide drug?
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Gantrisin
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