A 3-month-old terrier cross presents for lethargy, depression, and subcutaneous edema.   PCV 45%, BUN 8.5 mg/dl, Cr 1.0 mg/dl, TP 3.3 g/dl, Albumin 1.3 g/dl, ALT 52 IU/L, AST 39 IU/L, ALP 100 IU/L, GGT 10 IU/L, Cholesterol 116 mg/dl, calcium 6 mg/dl, phosphorus 5 mg/dl, sodium 150 mg/dl, potassium 5 mg/dl, chloride 100 mEQ/L, TCO2 15.  Urinalysis was within normal limits. In the same case, which ancillary test should be performed?

A 5-year-old Doberman presents with abdominal distention, panting, and weight loss.  His PCV is 43%, BUN 5.5 mg/dl, TP 5 g/dl, albumin 1.5 g/dl, ALT 200 U/L, AST 120 U/L, ALP 145 U/L, glucose 70 mg/dl, calcium 8.4 mg/dl, sodium 146 mEq/L, potassium 7.4 mEq/L, chloride 107 mEq/L. In the same case, the veterinarian asks you to run a coagulation profile (PT/PTT).  Why?

You are only able to get 8 cc of whole blood from a patient with a PCV of 42%.  How many cc of serum will you have?

What is the growth rate constant when the generation time is 15 minutes?

The holoenzyme for transcription in bacteria is made up of:

Quorum sensing: (select all that apply)

How many V. cholerae would be present in your water sample if you added a single bacterium and waited 7 hours to count? The generation time of V. cholerae is 70 minutes.

The aminoglycosides and tetracyclines specifically target the interfering with .

Drugs used to treat malaria include:

A 41-year-old male client has presented to the emergency department with an acute onset of increased respiratory rate and difficulty breathing. STAT chest x-ray indicates diffuse bilateral infiltrates of his lung tissue, and ECG displays no cardiac dysfunction. What is this client’s most likely diagnosis?