Direct Examinations Such as the Gram Stain Serve What Purpose

question 1

Multiple Choice

Direct examinations such as the Gram stain serve what purpose?

• A)To determine the organism's genetic makeup
• B)To give the physician an early indication of what may be wrong with the patient
• C)To determine the type of flora in the throat and stool specimens
• D)To determine the organism's colonial morphologic features

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Definitions:

Operating Characteristics Curve

A graphical representation showing the behavior of a system, such as its true-positive rate versus false-positive rate, under various conditions.

Population Percent Defective

The percentage of items in a given population that do not meet the specified quality criteria, used as a measure of process quality.

OC Curve

The Operating Characteristic Curve, used in statistical quality control, representing the probability of accepting lots as a function of their defect level.

Acceptance Sampling

A statistical quality control method where a random sample of items is inspected to decide if the whole batch meets the prescribed standards.