Some states do not require physicians to pass a licensure examination to practice medicine in the United States

Which of the following situations could cause an excessive negative pressure on the right atrium during ECMO? 1. Hypovolemia 2. Insufficient height of the patient 3. A kink in the cannula or circuit tubing 4. Hypervolemia

a. 1 and 3 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 3 and 4 only d. 2, 3, and 4 only

A rectal swab on a 6-year-old male reveals an oxidase-positive, gram-negative diplococcus that grows on chocolate and Thayer-Martin agars

The organism proved to be beta-galactosidase negative, gamma-glutamylaminopeptidase negative, and proline-laminopeptidase positive. Based on these results you would A) review the colony for pigment production. B) report the organism as Neisseria gonorrhoeae. C) report the organism as normal flora. D) repeat the identification using a second methodology.