Answer to Question 1
ANS: B
Table 24-4 lists the radiographic patterns produced by pathogens in CAP.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: B
In mechanically ventilated patients, factors associated with fatal outcome include the following:
Infection with high-risk organisms such as P. aeruginosa, Acinetobacter species, and Steno-trophomonas maltophilia
Multisystem organ failure
Nonsurgical diagnosis
Therapy with antacids or H2-receptor antagonists
Transfer from another hospital or ward
Renal failure
Prolonged mechanical ventilation
Coma or shock
Inappropriate antibiotic therapy
Hospitalization in a noncardiac ICU
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Orangutans are limited to the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, where their numbers are rapidly declini
An experimentally made Oldowan type core.
A typical zirconia oxygen sensor.
The genome of a typical retrovirus is shown at the top of the diagram
Typical vein patterns in eudicot and monocot leaves