A 16- year old arrives in the ED complaining of light headedness and feels as if she is going to faint. Upon examination RR 14, HR 92, BP 110/78. The patient goes to the bathroom to give a urine sample, and almost faints and falls down. A repeat examination is RR 14, HR 98 BP 64/54. You can conclude the patient is experiencing

In which of the following scenarios would selective media most likely be used to DECREASE the number of normal microbiota?

Most medical/clinical labs operate at _____________.

This disease is transmitted to humans via mosquito bite but is relatively rare as birds are the primary reservoirs. 

A nurse working in a large hospital harbors MRSA as part of the normal microbiota in his nose. He is most likely the source of a MRSA outbreak if

Adult infection with ________ can sometimes lead to meningitis.

Alexandria’s parents always assumed she would marry and have children, but since going to college she has developed more fluid dating practices than her parents. Alexandria has developed her own _____ identity.

Grant arrives at his physician’s office complaining of painful and more frequent urination with some lower abdominal pain. He does not have a fever and feels normal otherwise. Grant most likely has 

Jim and his family were on vacation in sunny Florida. One evening after spending the day at the beach, Jim noticed a painful wound that he was not aware he had. After 24 hours without treatment, Jim was pronounced dead. What organism infected Jim?

Mary, an elderly woman with an indwelling catheter, is admitted to a local hospital for treatment of pneumonia. Three days after her admission, Mary’s husband receives a call from the hospital. He is informed that Mary has a nosocomial infection. Which of the following statements is true?