Category: B

A manually operated resuscitator used to ventilate a nonbreathing patient or assist the ventilation of a patient who is not breathing at an effective rate or tidal volume. The device consists of a bag, an oxygen reservoir system, a one-way flow valve, and a clear face mask. It is designed to be attached to an…

In respiratory care, a component of a nebulizer designed to remove large aerosol particles.  

A plane through the upper border of the zygomatic arches.  

A species that may produce life-threatening infections in blood vessels, the peritoneum, or the pelvis.  

An opsonin or a substance that enhances the ability of phagocytes to engulf bacteria.  

Toxin specifically produced by or destructive to bacteria.  

Any disease caused by bacteria.  

An opsonin, acting on bacteria.  

Any of the proteins within the cells of bacteria.  

Antibodies that bring about precipitation of bacterial antigens.