Your patient is a 14 month-old girl who has been taking an antibiotic for three days for an ear infection. Her parents have called EMS because the patient has not been eating or drinking, is irritable, has a fever, and generally appears very sick. Which of the following should you most highly suspect?

A) Herpes zoster
B) Bacterial meningitis
C) Fifth disease
D) An allergic reaction to the antibiotic

B

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If a product is prepared in a batch and packaged into containers, the containers should be __________ until end product testing has been performed and passed

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Several patients in the burn unit have had cultures positive with the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. What type of specimen culture should be used to determine if this fungus is in the burn unit environment?

A) Air in the room B) The patient's bed rails C) Water from the tub used for removing dead tissue D) Hands of the health care workers

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