What is the clinical significance of ALA-positive, gram-negative coccobacilli in a sputum culture?

A) Significant if it is hemolytic on horse blood agar B) Potential pathogen
C) Normal flora D) Further testing is needed to assess significance


C

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When obtaining vital signs on a 67-year-old male with dizziness and nausea, your partner states that the pulse seems to disappear periodically when the patient takes a deep breath. As a knowledgeable EMT, your best response would be:

A) "Given the patient's age, that is a typical finding and not an immediate concern." B) "That is an important finding. We will have to let the doctor know of this." C) "Let's move him to the stretcher for transport. That is an early sign of cardiac arrest." D) "That is important in that it suggests the radial artery is partially blocked."

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Telecommuting can apply to which of the following locations?

A. working from home and communicating electronically B. working from a rented building that has work stations and docking stations C. both of the options could be telecommuting D. neither of the options would be telecommuting

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The human skeleton consists of how many bones?

A) 200 B) 206 C) 201 D) 205

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The procedure in which density is determined by tapping a body surface with the finger is ______

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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