Cellulitis is an allergic reaction of the skin caused by irritating substances contacting it.

Microorganisms that are capable of producing disease (pathogens) grow best at a body temperature of ________°F

a. 68.9 b. 86.9 c. 89.6 d. 98.6

You and your OEC candidate are evaluating a 67-year-old patient with respiratory distress. You tell the candidate to document that the patient complains of dyspnea. The candidate asks you what "dyspnea" means. You explain that dyspnea is:

a. a term that describes a patient who is in respiratory distress. b. a subjective complaint of shortness of breath. c. a term that describes your objective assessment of a patient's difficulty in breathing. d. another term for tachypnea.