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A 78-year-old female is hospitalized with complications due to hip replacement surgery. She is receiving intravenous antibiotics and oxygen via a nasal cannula as well as having a urinary catheter in place.
 
  At four days of hospitalization, she develops fever after showing signs of improvement. The physician suspects bacteremia. To prove his suspicion, he orders a culture of her
  A) intravenous catheter tip.
  B) skin surface at the site of the intravenous catheter insertion.
  C) blood.
  D) A and B.
  E) A and C.

Question 2

What portion of a blood sample should be used for testing for the presence of viruses?
 
  A) Platelets B) White blood cells C) Serum D) Red blood cells


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

B


javeds

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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