A nurse assesses a patient who is experiencing an acid–base imbalance. The patient’s arterial blood gas values are pH 7.32, PaCO2 38 mm Hg, and HCO3- 19 mEq/L. Which assessment would the nurse perform first?

Your five-year old patient insists on hanging upside down from the examination table in clinic. What best describes the location of his head relative to the heart?

The great cardiac vein drains the blood from the ventricles of the heart. Which artery runs alongside the great cardiac vein?

Select the correct answer to the following. This ruling of the FTC requires that each piece of wearing apparel and every bolt of fabric carry a permanent label describing its recommended laundering.

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A rose gardener pricked themselves with a contaminated thorn. A subcutaneous fungal infection characterized by necrotic lesions followed this direct inoculation of fungal spores into the skin. The most likely agent causing the infection is:

Which one of the following organisms is the most common opportunistic pathogen in persons with AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)?

Many fungal infections are transmitted to man via inhalation of infectious structures. Which one of the following diseases is usually NOT contracted in this manner?

Several children in a second-grade classroom developed tinea capitis. Under a Wood’s lamp their infected hairs showed yellow-green fluorescence. The infection is most likely caused by:

A 58-year-old patient was taken to surgery for debridement of the left sinus. Direct smear of the clinical material from the left sinus obtained at the time of surgery indicated the presence of a mucormycete (zygomycete). Which of the following factor(s) predisposes an individual to infection caused by the group of fungi? Select all that apply.