You are assigned to the intensive care unit and upon assessm…

You are assigned to the intensive care unit and upon assessment of one of your assigned patients you notice the following: 62 year old female with a medical diagnosis of pulmonary edema. HR 132, RR 35, bilateral inspiratory crackles in the lung bases. What protein accounts for the high osmotic pressure of plasma?

A patient has a strong productive cough for 3 weeks. He comp…

A patient has a strong productive cough for 3 weeks. He complains of fever, chills, and night sweats. The radiograph is consistent with patchy infiltrates and blebs. In addition, the white blood cell count is found to be elevated. The sputum is described as hemoptysis. Which of the following laboratory tests would you recommend to render a diagnosis?