What personal protective equipment is worn by the technologist for a patient on droplet precautions? 

What pathology refers to the presence of large amounts of gas and fluid in uniformly dilated loops of small and large bowel, often seen after abdominal surgery? 

After explaining the risk and benefits of a procedure, a mature minor refuses to have the exam. What is the technologist’s responsibility? 

In this course, reading all announcements is extremely important and will help me to stay up to date on all assignments and any issues that might arise with course technology, etc.  

Which of the following is true when administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation to an adult?

Which symptom would a patient experience during a vasovagal reaction?  

When critiquing a posteroanterior oblique projection (scapular Y) of the shoulder, the technologist determines that the lateral border of the scapula is superimposed on the bony thorax.  What positioning error occurred?  

During a mobile procedure, the patient’s IV infusion pump starts to “beep” and the error message reads “line occluded”.  What should be the technologist’s initial response to this situation?  

What inherited generalized disorder of connective tissue is characterized by multiple fractures? 

A 64 year old male with lymphoma has a positive blood culture at 18 hours incubation.  The organism is a nonlactose fermenting gram negative bacillus on MacConkey agar.  Further testing gives the following reactions: Biochemical Reactions Oxidase: negative TSI: Alkaline/Acid, no H2S Motility: Positive Indole: Positive Citrate: Positive Ornithine decarboxylase: negative Urea: positive Phenylalanine Deaminase (PDA): positive VP: negative   a. Is this organism a fermenter or a non-fermenter? b. State 1 reason for selecting your answer on Question (a). c. How would the organism appear (color) on the MacConkey plate after 18-24 hours? d. What other biochemical test would support your answer on Question (c). Be specific with your answer. e. What is the IMViC reaction of this organism? f. Without referring to the biochemical reactions and only reviewing the medium colony morphology, why is this organism not E coli or Klebsiella sp? State 1 reason. g. Using biochemical reactions, why is this organism not Proteus sp?  State 1 reason. h. There are at least 3 clinically significant organisms, discussed in class,  that are positive for PDA or phenylalanine deaminase activity.  List all 3 organisms. i. What is the identity of this organism?  j. State one reason to explain your answer in Question (i).