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4079 Pathology

A 45-year-old man who is a heavy smoker complains of sudden onset of high fever and chills, nonproductive cough, and chest pain. An X-ray film of the chest shows bilateral, diffuse, patchy infiltrates. The patient reports that a number of similar cases have occurred recently in the building where he works. He responds to antibiotics and recovers. Which of the following is the most likely a reservoir for the microorganism that is responsible for this patient’s respiratory tract infection?

ACooling towers
BElevator shafts
CFloor cleaners
DHeat pumps
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4084 Pathology

A 22-year-old woman with an uncomplicated pregnancy develops sudden dyspnea with cyanosis and hypotension intrapartum during routine vaginal delivery of a term infant. She has a generalized seizure and becomes comatose. Her condition does not improve over the next 2 days. Which of the following findings is most likely to be present in her peripheral pulmonary arteries?

AAggregates of platelets
BAmniotic fluid
CFat globules
DGas bubbles
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