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Chloeellawright · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A nurse is assisting a healthcare provider perform a skin test on a client suspected to have an allergic disorder. Which of the following units of measurement will the nurse use to measure the degree of edema?

A) Centimeters
B) Inches
C) Micrometers
D) Millimeters

Question 2

Microorganisms, as with all living creatures, are categorized based on a variety of physical and biological characteristics. The nurse is assessing a client and discovers a white growth in the client's mouth and on the tongue.

The nurse knows that in order to treat this condition properly, treatment is based on the type of microorganism. What is the type of microorganism that is the causative agent of these infections? A) Algae
B) Fungi
C) Yeast
D) Mold

miss_1456@hotmail.com · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
The nurse should measure the degree of edema in terms of millimeters when performing a skin test. The degree of edema indicates the severity of the allergic reaction. Millimeters are metric equivalents of meters, used to measure length. Degree of edema is not measured in centimeters or inches; they are used for much bigger measurements. Although micrometers are metric equivalents of length, they are used for smaller measurements and not to measure the degree of edema in skin testing.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
An example of pathogenic yeast is Candida albicans, which causes the disease known as thrush. Algae are an important part of the environmental food chain and rarely cause human disease. Infections, such as ringworm and athlete's foot, are caused by fungus. Molds are common in the environment.