A Male Patient Comes to the Clinic Where You Work

question 42

Multiple Choice

A male patient comes to the clinic where you work complaining of urethral discharge and pain on urination. He has recently had unprotected sex with someone he met at a party. You take a sample of the urethral discharge for analysis.
-You tell the patient that his sample contains white blood cells in which Gram-negative diplococci can be detected. Your patient asks how you obtained this result and you tell him you

• A) performed a Gram stain.
• B) performed an acid-fast stain.
• C) cultured his discharge on Gram-positive medium.
• D) cultured his discharge on Gram-negative medium.
• E) performed an antibiogram.

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Definitions:

Nerve Cells

Specialized cells of the nervous system that transmit electrical and chemical signals throughout the body, also known as neurons.

Endodermal Tissue

The innermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development or the innermost layer of the plant root and shoot system.

Ectodermal Tissue

A primary germ layer of embryonic cells that gives rise to the outermost layer of skin, nervous system, and various other structures in animals.

Mesodermal Tissue

The middle layer of the three primary germ layers in an embryo that develops into connective tissue, blood, muscle, and internal organs.