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A preterm infant being treated with Amphotericin B for Candida meningitis undergoes a repeat lumbar puncture to evaluate treatment response. The cerebrospinal fluid continues to grow the same Candida species. What is the most appropriate next step in management?

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY List the 5 leukocytes from the highest concentration to lowest concentration in peripheral circulating blood. [Hint: Think about the pneumonic I mentioned in class, spelling counts. Use the singular version of the cell, first letter capitalized or not capitalized is okay] 1. [cell1] 2. [cell2] 3. [cell3] 4. [cell4] 5. [cell5]

An infant has perinatal exposure to HIV. What is true regarding the recommended management for this infant?

Match the leukocyte description to the correct name.

28. Calculate the flow rate gtt/min using a macrodrip set calibrated at 15 gtt/mL.  Round to the nearest whole number. Infuse 1500 mL over 12 hours  

24. Calculate the flow rate gtt/min using a macrodrip set calibrated at 15 gtt/mL.  Round to the nearest whole number. An IV of 250 mL to infuse over 1 hour               

21. Calculate the flow rates gtt/min using a microdrip set calibrated at 60 gtt/mL. Round to the nearest whole number An IV of 50 mL to infuse over 1 hour  

23. Calculate the flow rates gtt/min using a microdrip set calibrated at 60 gtt/mL. Round to the nearest whole number An order of 300 mL to infuse over 8 hours  

The purpose of the experiment is to

A ___________________ groups design makes it possible to use statistical procedures that remove the effect of extraneous participant variables on the dependent variable and therefore make the data less “noisy” and the effect of the independent variable easier to detect.