What is the most common cause of septic arthritis?

How often should QC be performed in the urinalysis department?

Why does an Apt test require a bright red stool specimen?

Match the crystal with its description or it’s common name.  You may use an answer only once.

Where is angiotensin I converted to angiotensin II?

What are the patient requirements for fat intake when completing a quantitative fecal fat test?

Which of the following mechanisms of the glomerular basement membrane naturally repels plasma proteins(of the same charge) from clogging the slit diaphragm?

The only element in the urine sediment that is unique to the kidney is which of the following?

The public health department is following a 34-year-old male who has reported several weeks of general malaise and a low-grade fever. The nurse assigned to his case communicates with the patient regarding the results of his laboratory testing.

Upon admission to the inpatient unit, a respiratory sputum culture and blood culture are sent. Prior to obtaining the blood culture, you provide education to the patient. Which of the following statements, by the patient, best demonstrates understanding of the rationale for the blood culture?