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NBCE Part 1
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Health Care
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06/28/2012

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Term
Intestinal parasite assoicated with vitamin B12 deficiency
Definition
Diphyllobuthrium latum
Term
Bladder parasite causing blood in the urine
Definition
Schistosoma hematobium
Term
Spread by eating undercooked contaminated beef
Definition
Taenia saginatum
Term
Smallest tapeworm
Definition
Hymenolepis nana
Term
Ames test
Definition
Mutagenic potential
Term
Armadillo
Definition
Mycobacterium leprae
Term
Ascoli test
Definition
Anthrax
Term
ASOT
Definition
Recent streptococcal infection
Term
Bordet-Gegnou medium
Definition
Bordetella pertussis
Term
Catalase test
Definition
Staphylococcus [+] from streptococcus[-]
Term
Chocolate agar
Definition
Neisseria and Hemophilus
Term
Coagulase test
Definition
Staphylococcus aureus from other Staph.
Term
Coombs test
Definition
Hemolytic anemia
Term
Darkfield microscopy
Definition
Syphilis
Term
Dick test
Definition
Scarlet Fever
Term
Eaton Agar
Definition
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Term
ELISA
Definition
HiV and Lyme
Term
FTA-Abs
Definition
Syphilis
Term
Heaf skin test
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
Hektoen agar
Definition
Salmonella
Term
indian ink stain
Definition
Cryptococcus neoformans
Term
Kviem skin test
Definition
Sarcoidosis
Term
Lowenstein-Jensen culture medium
Definition
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Term
MacConkey agar
Definition
Promotes growth of Gram negative rods
Term
Mantoux skin test
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
Middlebrook medium
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
Mitsuda test
Definition
Mycobacterium leprae
Term
Paul Bunne test
Definition
Mononucleosis
Term
Regan-Lowe agar
Definition
Bordetella pertussis
Term
Quellung reaction
Definition
Bacteria with capsules-Strep pneumoniae
Term
Sabouraud medium
Definition
Fungal organisms
Term
Schick test
Definition
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Term
Schultz Carlton reaction
Definition
Scarlet fever
Term
Telluritie agar
Definition
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Term
Thayer-Martin medium
Definition
Neisseria organisms
Term
Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile salts-Sucrose
Definition
Vibrio cholera
Term
Tine skin test
Definition
Tunberculosis
Term
VDRL test
Definition
Syphilis
Term
Weil-Felix test
Definition
Rickettsiae
Term
Wood's light
Definition
Fungal organisms
Term
Wright-Giemsa stain
Definition
Parasites and syphilis
Term
Ziehl-Neelsen stain
Definition
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Term
Test to exclude a disease if test is negative [SnOUT]
Definition
Sensitivity
Term
Test to include a diagnosis if test is positive [SpIN]
Definition
Specificity
Term
Sudden increase in the number with a disease locally
Definition
Epidemic
Term
Normal occurrence of a disease in a particular locality
Definition
Endemic
Term
Sudden increase in the number with a disease worldwide
Definition
Pandemic
Term
Number of people with the disease at a given time
Definition
Prevalence
Term
Number of new cases in the population at a given time
Definition
Incidence
Term
Number of people who die from a partiuclar disease
Definition
Mortality rate
Term
Number of people who have a particular disease
Definition
Morbidity rate
Term
Epidemiology or Disease Triangle
Definition
Host, Agent [microbe] and Environment
Term
Antigenic shift [virus], spores [bacteria/fungus] cysts [protozoa]
Definition
Microbial adaptations
Term
Disease that has newly appeared
Definition
Emergin disease
Term
Previously known disease that has increased or spread
Definition
Re-emerging disease
Term
Bacteria and fungi form spores and protozoa form cysts
Definition
Pathogen adaptations to environment
Term
Viral adaptation to the environment and host
Definition
Atigenic shift
Term
Exposure of milk to progressively higher temperatures
Definition
Pasteurization
Term
Use of chemicals or heat to destroy all life
Definition
Sterilization
Term
Use of chemicals to destroy most pathogens
Definition
Disinection
Term
Use of aluminum to precipitate material from water
Definition
Flocculation
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