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Write the solutions of the exam on blank sheets of paper. exam 1.pdf Be sure to hit “Submit” when you’ve completed the exam to get the link to submit your handwritten responses to.         

Short-answer essay (5 points each) This requires a well-developed paragraph of at least 4-5 sentences.  Vague and generalized statements will not result in full credit. Analyze how rival European powers utilized the “Black Legend” as political and religious propaganda against Spain.

Assignments Make-up Policy Assignments due dates do not change because you are absent. You will still need to turn in assignments on time. If late assignments are accepted, you may only get partial credit. Modifications may be made at the discretion of the instructor under certain conditions (extreme medical conditions, etc.).

On a supine anteroposterior projection of the abdomen, the technologist notices laterally that   loops of small and large bowel are distended by abnormally large amounts of air.  What additional image may be required based on this finding?  

Short-answer essay (5 points each) Evaluate how British mercantilist policies created colonial economic dependence and how the colonies responded.

The angiography team includes nurses. At what minimum expected whole body radiation dose would they be declared radiation workers and wear radiation monitors?  

What pathology is demonstrated on this image? 

A 64 year old male with lymphoma has a positive blood culture at 18 hours incubation.  The organism is a nonlactose fermenting gram negative bacillus on MacConkey agar.  Further testing gives the following reactions: Biochemical Reactions Oxidase: negative TSI: Alkaline/Acid, no H2S Motility: Positive Indole: Positive Citrate: Positive Ornithine decarboxylase: negative Urea: positive Phenylalanine Deaminase (PDA): positive VP: negative   a. Is this organism a fermenter or a non-fermenter? b. State 1 reason for selecting your answer on Question (a). c. How would the organism appear (color) on the MacConkey plate after 18-24 hours? d. What other biochemical test would support your answer on Question (c). Be specific with your answer. e. What is the IMViC reaction of this organism? f. Without referring to the biochemical reactions and only reviewing the medium colony morphology, why is this organism not E coli or Klebsiella sp? State 1 reason. g. Using biochemical reactions, why is this organism not Proteus sp?  State 1 reason. h. There are at least 3 clinically significant organisms, discussed in class,  that are positive for PDA or phenylalanine deaminase activity.  List all 3 organisms. i. What is the identity of this organism?  j. State one reason to explain your answer in Question (i).  

A lumbar spine has been requested on Mrs. Smith who is on spinal precautions and is in extreme pain. She is not on a spine board. How should this patient be transferred from the stretcher to the table?   

What corrective action is needed to improve this image of an AP oblique elbow with external rotation?   Image 142 – AP elbow)