A 46-Year-Old Man Comes to the Physician Due to 3

question 331

Multiple Choice

A 46-year-old man comes to the physician due to 3 days of fever, shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, and cough productive of green sputum.  He has smoked a pack of cigarettes daily for 20 years.  On examination, there are crackles at the base of the left lung.  Chest x-ray reveals a left lower-lobe consolidation.  Microscopic analysis of a sputum sample shows gram-positive, lancet-shaped cocci in pairs.  Which of the following characteristics are these bacteria likely to demonstrate?

• A)Bacitracin sensitivity
• B)Bile solubility
• C)Catalase positivity
• D)Complete hemolysis on agar
• E)Growth in hypertonic saline
• F)Optochin resistance

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Definitions:

Storming

The phase in group development where members experience conflicts and polarization as personal agendas emerge.

Cognitive Conflict

Disagreement that focuses on problem- and issue-related differences of opinion.

Storming Stage

The storming stage is a phase in team development marked by conflict and competition as members vie for positions and challenge group norms.

Team Cohesiveness

Extent to which team members feel attracted to the team and motivated to remain part of it.