Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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A 64-year-old man presents to the emergency department with chest pain, fever, fatigue, and malaise. His past medical history is significant for rheumatic heart disease and a dental procedure a few weeks before admission. He currently shows no peripheral manifestations of endocarditis on physical examination, although endocarditis is suspected. The most likely organism is:
Question 25 options:
a)
Staphylococcus aureus
b)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
c)
Viridans streptococci
d)
Escherichia coli
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