The American Osteopathic Association transferred administrative responsibility for the AOA's Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program to the ____________________ in 1999

Commercial identification systems may have problems with the identification of non-fermenting gram-negative rods because

A) their biochemical reactions tend to be weak. B) B and C. C) they are not frequently isolated. D) A and B. E) some of these organisms are slow growing.

In severe cases of snoring, patients may need surgery to trim excess tissues in the throat; this is called a(n) _______________. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).