A22-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department because of a 2-day history of fever and severe vaginal bleeding. four days ago. she delivered a healthy male newborn spontaneously at term. her temperature is 38.1•c (100.6°f). pelvic examination shows an open cervi and heavy vaginal bleeding. ultrasonography of the uterus shows no retained placental tissue or large thrombi. if an operation is required to control the bleeding ligation of a branch of what arterie is most appropriate?

True or false? the usa has one of the safest food supplies in the world

Which statement best illustrates that problem solving can create new medical devices? robert hooke was in charge of verifying the information that was sent to the royal academy. william harvey did experiments with apes to learn about the circulatory system. the stethoscope was invented because the physician did not want to put his head on women's chests to listen to their heart and lungs. anton van leeuwenhoek was a very curious man and looked at just about everything under this microscope.

A48-year-old male presents with an 8-day history of productive cough, subjective fevers, and malaise. he is otherwise healthy without any active medical problems. he is a social drinker of alcohol, and denies any tobacco or drug use. on physical examination, the patient is alert and oriented. his temperature is 100.4 0 f, pulse rate is 56, respiratory rate is 18, and blood pressure is 133/64. heent is within normal limits and a chest exam has diffuse expiratory wheeze with decreased sounds to the right lower lung fields. blood labs reveal wbc 14.4, hgb 11.3, plt 233, alt 65, ast 102, and po 4 2.1. a chest x-ray reveals a dense consolidation with bulging fissures. based on these findings, what is the most likely pathogen affecting this patient?