A hematology technician asks you to look at four patients' Wright stained blood smears and confirm the presence of gram-negative rods. You note the gram-negative rods have a "safety pin" appearance
What could this smear result mean? What antibiotic, if any, should be used for prophylactic therapy?
A) Contaminated slides; no antibiotics required
B) Shigella outbreak; vancomycin recommended
C) Transient bacteremia; no antibiotics required
D) Possible bioterror attack; doxycycline recommended
D
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a. 5.0 b. 6.0 c. 7.0 d. 8.0
With a patient that suffers from ________ shock, it is reasonable to treat with aggressive volume replacement to restore vital signs close to normal
A) mechanical B) nonhemorrhagic hypovolemic C) internal hemorrhagic D) cardiogenic
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) defines AIDS as a CD4 count of
a. > 200/µ L. b. < 200/µ L. c. > 2000/µ L. d. < 100/µ L.
Essential hypertension with congestive heart failure. Which ICD-10-CM code(s) should be assigned?
a. I10, I50.9 b. I11.0 c. I11.0, I10 d. I11.0, I50.9