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drduck
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12/07/07 - 01:00 PM

Which of the following characteristics would be most useful in distinguishing between mumps and acute bacterial parotitis.
A) age of the individual

B) presence or absence of fever

C) presence or absence of warmth and tenderness over the parotid glands

D) gram stain of parotid secretions

E) serum amylas concentration

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12/07/07 - 01:30 PM

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12/08/07 - 04:03 AM

drduck
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12/10/07 - 12:26 PM

this Q seems to be quite silly??
no one else wanna give a try????

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12/10/07 - 12:54 PM

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12/16/07 - 04:15 PM

D, what's the answer???

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12/16/07 - 05:30 PM

A) age of the individual

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12/16/07 - 05:41 PM

C) presence or absence of warmth and tenderness over the parotid glands

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