A 4-year old boy patient was seen by his primary physician after two days of severe diarrhea.  Stool cultures were ordered and three consecutive samples contained significant blood and mucus.  During the history and physical it was noted the family had eaten at a fast food restaurant three days prior and mom threw her hamburger away because it was too undercooked for her to eat, but she did not think to check with her son who ate his entire hamburger Stool culture results:XLD agar = yellow coloniesHE agar = orange coloniesMAC agar = dark pinkSMAC = few dark pink colonies, many clear to very faint pink colonies Based on these results, what is the most likely organism?

Which of the following is correct regarding the gauge of a needle?

If the total bilirubin is 3.1 mg/dL (53.0 μmol/L or mmol/L) and the conjugated bilirubin is 2.0 mg/dL (34.2 μmol/L), the unconjugated bilirubin is:

How much 95% alcohol is required to prepare 5L of a 70% alcohol solution?

Which disease may be expected to show a single IgM spike on an electrophoretic pattern?

Pulsed field gel electrophoresis has been performed on two isolates of Escherichia coli that have been isolated from the blood of newborns in the same neonatal unit. The banding pattern of the two isolates differed by two bands. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of these results?

This hybridization technique allows analysis of any specific gene or region without having to separate it from a complex background.

*****Show your work: For how you reached your final answer for each blank in your submission. ***** A bottle of medication contains a total of 16 fl ℥ of solution a)How many mL are equivalent to 8 fl ℥ of solution? mL b)If one dose is 15mL, how many doses are in the bottle? doses c) How many mL per day will the patient take if medication is to be taken bid? mL per day d) How many days will this bottle last? days e) Will there be enough medication in this bottle to provide a 14 day supply to the patient? answer yes or no  

Which of the following practices can help in preventing slips, trips, and falls?

Immunoassays that utilize labels (tags) that emit light in the presence of a chemical reaction are known as: