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During a routine well-person checkup, the daughter of an older patient mentions to the nurse that she has noticed her mother is less attentive and sometimes unable to recall events from a previous day. The daughter said this does not happen all the time, but that she has noticed it twice in the last month. Which test would be best to assess this patient’s mental status?

Patients with COPD who require a sympathomimetic and anticholinergic bronchodilator should be prescribed _____.

Please match each of the following descriptions with its appropriate descriptor.

A patient is seen in a hospital clinic for chronic cough and fever. The physician suspects community-acquired pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae. The patient is prescribed an antibiotic and sent home. Which of the following antibacterial agents would be most appropriate for this patient?

You are called to the emergency room to evaluate an otherwise healthy 18-year-old female whose chief complaints are fever, malaise, and difficulty breathing. As you enter the room, the physician informs you that he suspects community-acquired pneumonia. The most likely causative agent would be _____.

The device used to administer ribavirin as an aerosolized agent is _____.

Which of the following organisms are classified by whether they contain RNA or DNA?

Antibiotic agents are used to treat which of the following organisms?

Preventative measures to reduce the number of nosocomial pneumonia include which of the following?     I.    Patient precautions to reduce aspiration    II.    Health care worker hand washing    III.    Vaccines against particular infections

A patient you are caring for in the ICU has been diagnosed with pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus. She was given a course of methicillin but has NOT shown any clinical or microbiological improvement. The most appropriate drug to treat her condition is _____.