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Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
Marie is a 57-year-old female who is on your general medical-surgical unit with a bladder infection. Two weeks ago, she was having slight burning upon urination. She self-treated with an increased intake of cranberry juice, but did not see any improvement. In fact, her symptoms got worse. Last week, she developed generalized abdominal pain and a mid-grade fever. She did not come into the hospital until the pain was unbearable and she had a fever of 104F. She was admitted to your unit and started on multiple IV antibiotics. The doctors say that she could be developing a kidney infection.
-Knowing that Marie's primary organism causing her UTI is

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Prefrontal Cortex

The front part of the frontal lobe, involved in complex behaviors such as planning, decision making, and moderating social behavior.

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A wide, thick nerve fiber bundle located beneath the cortex in the brain, responsible for interconnecting the left and right cerebral hemispheres.

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