The respiratory therapist is reviewing the electronic medical record of a patient recently admitted to the medical floor. The therapist notes that a sputum sample was sent to the lab for an acid-fast smear and culture
How should the therapist interpret this information?
a. Suspect that the patient has Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.
b. Suspect that the patient has Rickettsiae pneumonia.
c. Suspect that the patient has Pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii) pneumonia.
d. Suspect that the patient has Mycobacterium tuberculosis pneumonia.
D
The acid-fast smear and culture is performed to determine the presence of acid-fast bacilli (e.g., Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Acid-fast testing is used specifically for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, not any of the other listed microorganisms.
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