In addition to the excretion of waste, the kidney does all of the following except:
A) produces erythropoietin and rennin. B) maintains the acid-base balance.
C) maintains the body's water balance. D) expels urine from the body.
D
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a. achieve during exercise. b. not exceed. c. have at rest. d. maintain during ADLs.
The only antileukotriene agent currently approved for use in patients younger than 5 years of age is
a. zafirlukast. b. Singulair. c. Accolate. d. Xolair.
A yellow-pigmented gram-negative rod is isolated from the tracheal aspirate of a 76-year-old female. She is comatose due to meningitis and on a ventilator. The organism proved to be:
MacConkey agar: clear colonies Oxidase: no color change Motility: positive TSI: K/NC OF medium: open tubes: glucose: yellow, lactose: yellow, maltose: yellow closed tubes: glucose: green, lactose: green, maltose: green When assessing the organism's clinical significance, it is probably A) a colonizer. B) of limited pathogenicity. C) a true nosocomial pathogen. D) A and B.
10 mL is the same as:
a. 1 liter b. 10 decimeters c. 10 cc d. none of the above