Which is used in the denominator in the postoperative infection rate?

A) Patients operated on
B) Surgical procedures
C) Surgical discharges
D) Surgical operations
E) Surgical discharge days


D

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A) When an EMT is working for a volunteer EMS system and performs an act of gross negligence B) When an EMT is off duty, but stops to assist at a motor vehicle collision and functions in good faith C) When the EMT stops to help a collapsed person at a park while off duty by providing CPR, but the patient still dies D) When a nurse or physician who is off duty stops to assist at an EMS call where paid EMTs are present, but the patient still dies

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Which of the following cell markers differentiate AML from ALL?

a. CD10, CD19, CD20, and CD22 b. CD2, CD3, CD5, and CD7 c. HLA-DR, CD34, and CD7 d. CD13, CD33, CD19, CD20, CD22, CD10, CD2, CD3, CD5, and CD7

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To place two clamps over a section of tissue to prevent bleeding when the tissue is severed is

A. to cross-clamp C. resection B. to double-clamp D. anastomosis

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A basic rule of specimen collection is that specimens should be collected ________.

A. after antibiotic treatment B. if there is an insufficient quality of material C. before beginning antibiotic treatment D. if the patient did not follow pretest preparation

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