Laboratory Analysis of a Patient Suspected to Have Bacterial Meningitis

question 73

Multiple Choice

Laboratory analysis of a patient suspected to have bacterial meningitis would be performed with which type of sample?

• A) urine sample
• B) blood draw
• C) throat swab
• D) sputum sampling
• E) lumbar puncture

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Definitions:

Louis Pasteur

A French biologist, microbiologist, and chemist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization.

Ayurvedic Medicine

Traditional healing system of India that addresses mental and spiritual well-being and physical health. Ayurveda identifies three types of energies that are present in all things: vata, pitta, and kapha, and believes that imbalances in any of these areas can cause disease.

Vata, Pitta, Kapha

Fundamental principles in Ayurveda representing different body types and constitutions.

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