A segment of the body associated with a specific nerve coming from the spinal cord, along which shingles can appear, is called a:

The most important aspect of adjusting the phase-contrast microscope is ________

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A clean voided urine from a 27-year-old female was collected at 9:00 am and processed for a routine urinalysis. The specimen demonstrated a positive leukocyte esterase, marked protein, positive nitrite, and 2+ blood

Upon finishing the morning run of urinalysis specimens, the technologist left the specimens at the bench and returned to the chemistry department. Seeing the urinalysis results, the physician calls at 12:00 pm to add a urine culture to the patient's orders. At 1:00 pm the urine specimen is sent to Microbiology for processing and should be A) plated to sheep blood and MacConkey agars using a calibrated loop. B) Gram stained first and, if positive, then plated. C) plated to sheep blood, MacConkey, and phenylethyl alcohol agars using a calibrated loop. D) rejected and the physician called for a recollect.