If the physician suspects a patient has a protozoal or parasitic infection, what type of specimen may she order?
A. First morning urine specimen
B. Clean-catch midstream urine specimen
C. . 24-hour urine specimen
D. Random urine specimen
E. . O&P specimen
E. . O&P specimen
An O&P (ova and parasites) specimen is needed to determine the presence of certain forms of protozoans or parasites, including their eggs (ova).
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An elderly woman is suffering from a closed head injury after falling down five steps. She is responsive to painful stimuli and is breathing shallowly. When evaluating her airway, you note that she has both upper and lower dentures. Her upper dentures are secure, but her lower dentures are loose. Prior to providing positive pressure ventilation, you would:
A) re-secure the lower dentures. B) leave the dentures as you found them. C) remove the lower dentures. D) remove both the upper and lower dentures.