The cost of malpractice insurance is highest for physicians in which of the following specialties?

Which of the following are disadvantages of using intermittent mandatory ventilation for wean-ing?

1. Potentially high work of breathing 2. Weaning time possibly prolonged 3. Patient-ventilator asynchrony 4. Higher mean airway pressures a. 1 and 3 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 3 and 4 only d. 2, 3, and 4 only

If you suspect an isolate to be Vibrio spp., which of the following tests would you be least likely use as part of the identification scheme due to its low sensitivity and specificity?

A) O1 and O139 antisera B) String test C) TCBS growth D) O/129 susceptibility