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The most common causative agent of otitis media is ________.

A) Aspergillus fumigatus
B) Haemophilus influenzae
C) Candida albicans
D) Corynebacterium
E) Streptococcus pneumoniae

F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Infection travels to the middle ear by way of the ________.

A) auditory canal
B) sinuses
C) nasal cavity
D) eustachian (auditory) tubes
E) subarachnoid space

F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

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Antibiotic treatment for otitis media is standard procedure today.

A 45-year-old female presents to the emergency department. She reports the onset of a sore throat, cough and rhinorrhea about five days ago. She is now experiencing weakness in her arms and difficulty breathing. She is evaluated in the emergency room and admitted to the intensive care unit. In the provider's initial assessment, the patient is noted to have gross inflammation of her pharynx and tonsils, with grayish-white patches in the pharynx. A throat swab and additional specimens are sent for microbial analysis. The patient is placed in isolation. -Examination of the throat swab specimen reveals distinct gram-positive club-shaped bacilli. The laboratory technician immediately contacts the medical team and begins the process of submitting specimens for PCR testing to the CDC.The suspected pathogen is ________.

An RN in a primary care office is caring for a 10-year-old patient experiencing fever, chills, nasal congestion, and a sore throat. The patient's mother indicates that the child had been ill for the past two days, experiencing a poor appetite and sleepiness. The nurse swabs the patient's throat for rapid microbial analysis, suspecting the patient's symptoms are due to a common pathogen. -Suspecting the patient is infected with influenza,the nurse prepares to obtain which of the following specimens for rapid testing at an external laboratory?  

An RN in a primary care office is caring for a 10-year-old patient experiencing fever, chills, nasal congestion, and a sore throat. The patient's mother indicates that the child had been ill for the past two days, experiencing a poor appetite and sleepiness. The nurse swabs the patient's throat for rapid microbial analysis, suspecting the patient's symptoms are due to a common pathogen. -The laboratory findings report that the child is infected with influenza B virus. Which of the following medications would the nurse expect to be ordered for this child?   

Normal biota of the lower respiratory tract include ________.

What is the function of normal biota of the respiratory tract?

Extrapulmonary TB can involve the ________.

Which is not correct about Mycobacterium species?

A 45-year-old female presents to the emergency department. She reports the onset of a sore throat, cough and rhinorrhea about five days ago. She is now experiencing weakness in her arms and difficulty breathing. She is evaluated in the emergency room and admitted to the intensive care unit. In the provider's initial assessment, the patient is noted to have gross inflammation of her pharynx and tonsils, with grayish-white patches in the pharynx. A throat swab and additional specimens are sent for microbial analysis. The patient is placed in isolation. -The patient's clinical condition deteriorates rapidly.Even without laboratory confirmation of the pathogen,the provider orders which course of treatment?  

Influenza vaccines include all the following except ________.

The bright red rash and fever of scarlet fever are due to ________.

A 45-year-old female presents to the emergency department. She reports the onset of a sore throat, cough and rhinorrhea about five days ago. She is now experiencing weakness in her arms and difficulty breathing. She is evaluated in the emergency room and admitted to the intensive care unit. In the provider's initial assessment, the patient is noted to have gross inflammation of her pharynx and tonsils, with grayish-white patches in the pharynx. A throat swab and additional specimens are sent for microbial analysis. The patient is placed in isolation. -The laboratory findings are discussed with the medical team.Culturing on specialized media will be required for definitive identification of the microbe. Which medium will the technicians use to culture this suspected pathogen?  

The major reservoir for the hantavirus is the deer mouse.

The most common type of virus leading to rhinitis is ________.

Rheumatic fever is caused by ________.

Normal biota of the upper respiratory tract include ________.

Which of the following causes a noncommunicable pulmonary infection that resembles tuberculosis?

Which antibody is concentrated in the respiratory tract?