Which test should be used to determine if Mycobacterium tuberculosis colonies isolated from the sputum of two patients housed in the same room are the same organisms?
A) Phenotypic, biochemical, and susceptibility results
B) DNA amplification
C) Restriction fragment length polymorphism
D) Nucleic acid probe
C
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a. Siblings b. Savior babies c. Anencephalic babies d. Tay-Sachs babies
All EMS personnel should wear proper _______ ________ while in the working area.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The National Quality Strategy set forth by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has three broad aims for the improvement of health care. They are
A. affordable care, safer care, and effective coordination of care. B. better care, safer care, and family-focused care. C. healthy people, healthy communities, and affordable care. D. health insurance for all citizens, safer care, and prevention of illness. E. better care, healthy people and communities, and affordable care.
An immediate and obvious sign of airway obstruction is the presence of:
A) stridor. B) coughing. C) unresponsiveness. D) pallor.