Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Ask if your patient used mouthwash or antibiotics. Use a tongue depressor. Perform a throat swab. Administer a rapid antigen test. Prepare swab for the laboratory. Analyze the culture.

Answer: If you are preparing a patient for a throat swab you should ask him if he used mouthwash or antibiotics because either one could influence an inaccurate culture from removing bacteria.  If the patient is confused why it is not a good idea to remove bacteria from the infected area explain to him that removal from the immediate area does not mean that the infection is cured. Indeed, he may still be a carrier and failure to detect the infection will prolong the period of infection, possibly infecting others. Inform the patient that this is a relatively painless procedure and does not require any special instructions once the tests are concluded. Other questions you can ask your patient are: “What symptoms have you noticed, and how severe are they?”, "For how many days?",  "When did it start?", "How has it progressed?", “Have you experienced a fever the last couple of days?”, and “Have you been in contact with anybody who has had strep throat recently?” In order to check for redness, swelling, and especially for white streaks or pus on the tonsils, you must use a tongue depressor to get a good look at the tonsils and throat.  You should also try to detect signs of a strep throat: fever, white or yellow spots that coat the lining of the throat, bright and dark red spots near the throat, and swollen tonsils. A visual exam of the throat and tonsils cannot determine whether the signs and symptoms are bacterial or viral; therefore, further testing will be needed. Once signs and symptoms have been detected, you will have to perform a throat swab to check for the presence of bacteria, including streptococcal bacteria. A throat swab is done to collect any bacteria that exist for a throat culture to determine if the infection is caused by a virus or by bacteria. The result will determine the treatment.  Using a sterile cotton swab, touch the infected area with the swab with several strokes to collect any pathogenic or bacteria for a microbiologist to analyze. Be careful not to touch the tongue, uvula, or lips due to possible contamination. This should not be a painful procedure but expect your patient to gag since you will touch the back of her throat. Prepare the swab for transportation to the laboratory for analysis. Always label the sample with patient name, date of birth, and patient ID. This test is usually only performed in an emergency or with children because it can provide immediate feedback on the swab sample.  This test detects strep bacteria within a few minutes by revealing substances (antigens) from the throat. Once located, antibiotic treatment can begin immediately. The downside to this test is that due to its rapid analysis some strep throat infections are misdiagnosed; therefore, it is a good idea to proceed with a culture, especially if the antigen test shows a negative result. Inoculate the culture with the sterile swab and carefully place it into a collection container. If you need a quick strep test or a strep screen, use a red Duo-Swab in transport media. Otherwise, place the culture in a blue Amies transport media for a throat culture.  Make sure you label the transport media correctly or there could be confusion over the proper procedures for treatment, leading to serious complications. The collection container should arrive at the laboratory within 24 hours for proper analysis. The culture should be placed in a candle jar and incubated at 35–37° C (95–98° F). You should leave the jar in the incubator for at least 18 hours.  After 18–20 hours, take out the jar and examine the bacteria (content beta hemolytic) colonies. If you find any trace of a colony, the test is positive, and the patient suffers from a bacterial infection. It will need further examination to determine just what bacteria are present. If nothing will grow in the container, the test is negative. If the test results are negative, the patient might suffer from a viral infection, caused by pathogens like Enterovirus, the Herpes simplex virus, Epstein-Barr virus, or RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). Chemical tests or microscope exams will need to be performed in order to find what type of infection is affecting the patient. Remember, viral infections are not treatable with antibiotics. Viral infections require time and rest for the body to fight infection using its own immune response.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Remove contaminants from the air. Exchange harmful positive ions with helpful negative ions. Improve your mental health. Do not assume salt lamps will cure any medical ailments.

Answer: You may be wondering how a chunk of salt with a light bulb in it can clean and deodorize the air.  The answer lies in a process, called hygroscopy. Himalayan salt attracts water molecules in the air and absorbs them. These water molecules carry tiny particles of dust, pollen, and smoke with them, which are deposited on the surface of the salt lamp.  As the internal bulb heats the salt, the absorbed water evaporates back into the air, but the contaminants they previously carried remain stuck in the salt. You can even fight allergy and asthma symptoms with salt lamps. Aside from dust and other everyday particles in the air, your Himalayan salt lamp will also remove pet dander, mold, and mildew from the air. Many of the molecules floating around you home are positively charged. Positive ions have been associated with detrimental health effects, including a diminished ability to filter the air you breathe. However, hygroscopy - the process by which Himalayan salt cycles water molecules - not only cleans the molecules, it also changes their charge.  During the absorption of water molecules from the air, Himalayan salt also removes any extra positive ions and converts them to negative ions. These negative ions are then released independently, and may help your body filter the air you’re breathing. Note, however, that the negative ions released by salt lamps are different from those used in medical practices to help oxygenate blood.  The most common sources of positive ions in contemporary homes are electronics. Accordingly, keep a salt lamp in any room that you store and use a lot of electronics - especially if you tend to leave them on. Salt lamps can also help you relax, and may help you maintain a positive mood. In fact, the potential for improved respiratory function and blood flow associated with negative ions may help more oxygen get to your brain. In turn, you may experience mental boosts, such as improved concentration and positive emotions.  Negative ions in the air may even lead to higher amounts of serotonin in your brain, which contribute to feelings of happiness. Use lamps to help fight seasonal affective disorder, as the ambient light offered by salt lamps can emulate sunlight. Claims about the health benefits of salt lamps should taken with a grain of... well, salt.  For instance, halotherapy - which involves the inhalation of pulverized salt crystals and emulates breathing the air in a salt cave - is commonly said to help decrease breathlessness associate with pulmonary diseases. However, these claims are essentially unproven by medical research. In short, do not rely on salt lamps to treat a medical condition. Always seek and strongly consider the advice of a medical professional for persistent health maladies.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Open Google Chrome . Open uBlock's website. Click Download. Click Chrome. Click ＋ ADD TO CHROME. Click Add extension when prompted. Right-click the uBlock icon. Click Options. Click the 3rd-party filters tab. Click Update now.

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Its app icon resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere. Go to https://www.ublock.org/ to do so. It's a green button in the middle of the page. Doing so prompts a menu to appear below the Download button. This option is in the menu below the Download button. The uBlock extension page will open. It's a blue button in the upper-right corner of the extension window. Doing so will install uBlock for Google Chrome. It's the maroon stop sign-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the Chrome window. Doing so will prompt a drop-down menu.  If you don't see the icon here, first click ⋮ in the top-right corner of the Chrome window. You should see the uBlock icon at the top of the resulting drop-down menu. If you can't right-click the icon, click ⋮, select More tools, click Extensions, and find the "uBlock" heading. It's in the drop-down menu. This will open the uBlock settings menu. If you had to go to the Extensions page instead, you'll find Options below the uBlock heading. It's at the top of the settings page. You'll find this in the upper-left corner of the page. Doing so will ensure that all of uBlock's filters are up-to-date. Your browsing should now be relatively ad-free. You can check filter boxes on the 3rd-party filters page to add specific types of blocking to your browser, though doing this enough will eventually slow down your browsing speed.