Define health literacy and discuss the steps of the DHHS National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy.

What is the PDSA cycle? Describe all of the components and how this process can be used to reduce medical errors.

True/False: This practice quiz is only meant to check your technology for the exam.

Schools are in a unique position to promote healthy dietary behaviors and help ensure appropriate nutrition among America’s youth. Nutrition services should provide a variety of nutritious and appealing meals that meet the health and nutrition needs of all students. 

Questions 15-23 refer to the prompt below. Azithromycin is an antibiotic that has been reported to improve the clinical outcome of cystic fibrosis patients chronically infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It is suspected that azithromycin can inhibit quorum sensing by P. aeruginosa.

Biofilms are most likely to form on the ___ surfaces in the oral cavity.

Proteins that were differentially expressed in the presence of azithromycin are indicated on the gel.  Below is a list of selected proteins and their functions. AcsA – Metabolism of acetate as a carbon and energy source. FumA – Metabolism of fumerate as a carbon and energy source. FptA – Siderophore that imports iron. PiuA – Outer membrane receptor for iron. SodM – Protection from reactive oxygen species.   Choose one of these proteins and explain how a decrease in its expression could inhibit growth of P. aeruginosa. (three sentences max)

Name strains from the experiment above that are part of the Red complex.  Include the full genus and species name for full credit.

Duran-Pinedo (2014) similarly looked for virulence factors.  Name one metabolic pathway not indicated in Figure 1 (or used in your previous answer) that was up-regulated in the periodontitis plaques in the Duran-Pinedo (2014) study.

Pick one of the genes that is overexpressed in dysbiosis and explain how it can contribute to periodontitis. (Three sentences max) For partial credit, identify overexpressed in periodontitis (it does not have to be from the figure) and explain how it contributes to the disease.