Hyperuricemia can cause the formation of acid crystals in a condition known as:

A patient is admitted to the emergency department with an acute asthma exacerbation. Based on the following blood gas results, how severe was the asthma attack?

pH 7.35, PaO2 58 mm Hg, PaCO2 46 mm Hg, HCO3? 18 mEq/L, SaO2 89% a. Mild b. Moderate c. Severe d. Normalized

The HACEK organisms share all of the following characteristics except

A) part of the normal oral flora. B) gram-negative coccobacilli that are oxidase and catalase positive. C) slow growing and stimulated by carbon dioxide. D) causative agents of bacterial endocarditis.