The CXR image shows a small right infiltrate. The physician suspects an embolism, either fat or pulmonary,
and orders a STAT spiral CT scan of the lungs. The interpretation of the results reads strongly suggestive
of a pulmonary embolus (Pe)
What are the most likely sources of the embolus?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2
H.K. returns to surgery. The wound over H.K.'s fracture site has become necrotic with purulent drainage.
The wound is debrided and cultured and a posterior splint is applied. H.K. returns to his room with orders
for wet-to-moist dressing changes.
The physician suspects osteomyelitis and orders nafcillin (unipen) and
ciprofloxacin (Cipro). Contact precautions are implemented.
Why are two antibiotics ordered?
What will be an ideal response?
Small Copper
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, became a staple of the mid-nineteenth-century thea
Celiac disease affects the small intestine.
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The Retinal Image
Which of the above illustrations shows an acidic aqueous solution