The patient with HIT became symptomatic with his PE during t…

The patient with HIT became symptomatic with his PE during the night. The patient was transferred to the ICU where he required an increase in his respiratory support. The patient is now requiring a ventilator and vasopressive medications. While rounding in the ICU, the NP notes that there is bright red blood coming out of the patient’s NG tube and the beside nurse states “he seems to be bleeding from everywhere”. What does the NP suspect?

A mouse is presents to your clinic for evaluation.  Based on…

A mouse is presents to your clinic for evaluation.  Based on the clinical signs, the doctor suspects the symptoms may be related to pinworms.  You are asked to perform a diagnostic test to assess if pinworms are present and in what quantities.   Based on your assigned reading material, which diagnostic test will you perform?