A 78-year-old male presents to the emergency department repo…
A 78-year-old male presents to the emergency department reporting a 2-day history of difficulty breathing, cough, and chest pain. Upon triage assessment, the patient is found to have a fever, rapid rate of breathing, low oxygen saturation, and crackles upon auscultation of the lungs. A chest X-ray reveals consolidation in the right upper lung field. The patient is diagnosed with pneumonia, initiated on oxygen therapy, and admitted for observation and treatment.
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Further microscopic analysis of negatively stained specimens reveals a colorless ring around the outside of each of the spherical cells against a dark background. This clearing indicates that the pathogen possesses which structure(s)?
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A post-vasectomy sample is received into the lab. You mix the sample well and place a drop of specimen on a slide. After covering it with a coverslip, you examine it under the microscope. No sperm are seen on the slide. What is the next step?
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