A 7-year-old male hits his left leg shin on the metal edge of a stair step of his school bus. Two days after, his shin is swollen, hot, and red. His mom notices a trickle of pus from an opening

A visit to his pediatrician involves an x-ray of the injured site. It shows a lesion on his left tibia. If the responsible organism possesses protein A and can produce clumping factor, it should be screened for resistance to
A) quinupristin-dalfopristin. B) high level aminoglycosides.
C) cefoxitin. D) meropenem.


C

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A. interventions B. mechanism of injury C. secondary assessment D. primary assessment

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The constriction of the muscular wall of an artery is called ________. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Can health records be withheld pending payment of the patient's bill?

a. Yes, but only if the amount owed is less than $100 b. No, if the amount owed is more than $100 c. Yes, in almost all circumstances d. No, in all circumstances

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When using what method of prep for a Pap smear, the cells from the woman's cervix are placed onto a slide

A) Conventional method B) Direct method C) Liquid prep D) Both a and b

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