After Staining Your Patient's Specimen,an Aspirate from the Lungs,by the Acid-Fast

question 59

Multiple Choice

After staining your patient's specimen,an aspirate from the lungs,by the acid-fast stain method and focusing on the specimen,you find a large population of hot pink-red bacillus shaped bacteria in the smear.Which statement is true?

• A)This result would be a normal outcome when looking at normal sputum of healthy people.
• B)The patient has pneumonia.
• C)In all likelihood,the patient has tuberculosis.
• D)Your patient has HIV.

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