An RN in a Primary Care Office Is Caring for a 15-Year-Old

question 61

Multiple Choice

An RN in a primary care office is caring for a 15-year-old male with severe gastrointestinal distress. The patient reports four days of diarrhea, vomiting, and intermittent fever. A stool culture was ordered in an attempt to identify a disease-causing pathogen.
-The laboratory report concludes that the diagnosis is salmonellosis caused by Salmonella infection. Remembering resources available for prokaryotic identification,the RN speculates that the laboratory technicians may have used 

• A)Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology because rRNA analysis was required in the identification of this pathogen.
• B)Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology because its five volumes of information were necessary for phenotypic identification of this pathogen.
• C)Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology because they needed to fully understand the evolutionary background of the pathogen.
• D)Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology because it classifies prokaryotes based on phenotypic traits typically tested for in clinical settings.

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Definitions:

Semen

Sperm and secretions from exocrine glands.

Menstrual Flow

The shedding of the uterine lining (endometrium) that occurs in the absence of pregnancy, resulting in bleeding from the vagina.

Uterine Lining

The layer of cells that lines the uterus, playing a key role in menstruation and pregnancy; also known as the endometrium.

Organ Formation

The developmental process by which organs are formed from the embryo's tissues during gestation.