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The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has Been

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The nurse is caring for a patient who has been on multiple antibiotics for the treatment of pneumonia. The patient reports having a sore throat. The nurse notes a white coating on the patient's tongue as well as redness to the lips and gums. The nurse would most likely contact the physician to request which of the following?


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Neural Crest Cells

A group of embryonic cells found only in vertebrates; develop along the neural tube and migrate to various parts of the embryo where they give rise to (or influence the development of) nerves, head muscles, cranium, jaws, and other structures.

Embryonic Cells

Cells that originate from the embryo and have the potential to develop into any type of body cell, possessing high degrees of plasticity and the ability to proliferate.

Dipnoi

A group of fish also known as lungfish, characterized by their ability to breathe air using lungs in addition to gills.

Actinistia

A subclass of mostly extinct fish, with the modern coelacanths being the only living representatives, characterized by lobed fins.

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