Before performing a phlebotomy, the phlebotomist will clean the area on a patient’s arm with a substance before inserting the needle. This substance is called a(n)

These two alcohols are effective in killing enveloped viruses such as hepatitis B virus (HBV).

When examining a gram stain slide, gram negative bacteria will appear:

What protective measures can a laboratory worker take when working with actively growing cultures to ensure that they do not become infected?

Bacterial media with added supplements that support the growth of fastidious organisms is called:

Factors that determine the pathogenicity and increase the virulence of organisms include all the following, except

Which of these bacteria cannot grow in the presence of oxygen?

An eye culture from a patient with conjunctivitis grew a gram negative rod.  The colonies were large and spreading, beta hemolytic.  What test would most likely need to be performed?

The following code segment is used for both parts 5 and 6. 1| if subscription == “Premium” and hd_available:2|     print(“You’ve been upgraded to HD!”)3| elif (subscription == “Premium” or subscription == “Standard”) and sd_available:4|     print(“You’ve been upgraded to SD!”)5| else:6|     print(“You’re on the basic plan.”)   Which of the following values for subscription, hd_available, and sd_available would result in “You’ve been upgraded to HD!” being printed?

1| try: 2| some_function() 3| except Exception as the_error: 4| print(the_error) 5| [fill in this blank]6| print(“Code complete!”) The code segment above attempts to run a function called some_function, but if it fails, it tries to print the error that occurred. Only if some_function() ran without errors is “Code complete!” printed at the end. Which of the following lines would complete this code so that it behaves as intended?