After cleaning out his chicken coop, a farmer has developed a fungal lung infection. What type of infection is it most likely to be?
a. Coccidioidomycosis
b. Blastomycosis
c. Histoplasmosis
d. Cryptococcal infection
C
Histoplasma capsulatum is found in chicken (and other bird) excreta as well as soil.
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A) safety of the patient. B) providing patient care. C) safety of the other rescuers. D) your personal safety.
If the healthcare providers cannot ascertain the meaning of your living will, they turn to the:
a. healthcare proxy first and law of intestacy second. b. law of intestacy first and the healthcare proxy second. c. DNR orders first and the palliative care protocols second. d. palliative care protocols first and the DNR orders second.