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A patient from eastern Kentucky had a recurring cough which progressively worsened over time with concurrent weight loss.  Sputum samples showed large, round yeast with thick connection budding forms on a direct mount.  The most likely cause of the pneumonia is:  

A culture of a strand of hair that fluoresced with a Wood’s lamp produced a slow-growing, flat lemon-yellow colony with a light yellow-brown reverse. The following macroconidia were observed. The most probable identification is:  

A panel of ______ judge(s) usually hears appeals in U.S. courts of appeals.

Which of the following federal government programs must be planned on a 75-year timeline?

A 24 year old from Southeast Asia was seen at a clinic with a chief complaint of weight loss and fever.  A complete blood count confirmed he was anemic.  Multiple skin lesions were present on his arms with some developing draining pus.  A gram stain of the pus revealed what appeared to be yeast-like cells.  A culture of the pus grew a blue-green mold, which produced a red soluble pigment on the agar.  The most likely causative agent is:

By tradition, judges who come from a particular state are

A young woman went to the Emergency Room with irritated eyes.  After examining her, the physician found she had an infection in both of her corneas.  A culture of the lesions revealed sickle cell-shaped conidia.  What is the causative agent?  

A culture is taken from a nodule near a puncture wound on a gardener’s forearm.  A mold at room temp showed septate hyphae with a daisy-flower conidia arrangement.  At 37°C this culture produced cigar-shaped yeast.  This organism is most likely:    

Do you think that the U.S. president should be subjected to less or more congressional oversight? Justify your answer and provide examples. (Essay question, 150 words)

Appeal courts have