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An infection contracted by a patient while in a hospital
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To complete the chain of infection all of the following are required: | mode of transmission, host, source |
| An infection contracted by a patient while in a hospital | nosocomial infection |
| transmission based precaution isolation categories include all the following | contact, airborne, droplet |
| PPE should be removed | without touching the outside of the PPE |
| A patient with TB would be placed in | airborne isolation |
| the recommended disinfectant for blood and body fluid contamination is | sodium hypochlorite |
| an employer who fails to provide sufficient PPE for employees may be fined by | OSHA |
| the term "universal precautions" refers to | treating all specimens as infectious |
| biohazardous materials include all the following | cerebrospinal fluid, plasma, wound cultures |
| the first thing a phlebotomist should do when preparing to enter an isolation room is | read the isolation sign |
| the purose of protective isolation is to protect | a compromised patient from infection |
| proper handwashing doesnt involve | turning on the water with a paper towel |
| in addition to changing gloves between every patient phlebotomists should also | wash their hands |
| PPE should be put on in the following order | gown, mask, gloves |
| a phlebotomist who observes a rash on the hands when gloves are removed | may have a latex allergy and should tell their supervisor |
| standard precautions differ from universal precautions and body substance isolation by requiring | gloves to be worn when encountering moist body substances and washing hands when gloves are removed |
| the type of isolation category that always requires a gown to be worn is | contact |
| centrifuging an uncapped specimen may produce a biologic hazard in the form of | aerosols |
| phlebotomists must be provided with free immunizations for | hep B |
| phlebotomist who recieves an accidental needlestick should immediately | notify a supervisor |
| prior to cleaning up a chemical spill, the phlebotomist should consult the | MSDS |
| phlebotomist who is pregnant should not collect specimens from patients | recieving radiation therapy |
| the code word PASS refers to | operation of a fire extiguisher |
| A class ABC fire extiguisher contains | dry chemicals |
| the blood vessel with the thickest walls is the | artery |
| the longest vein in the body is | saphenous |
| the largest artery in the body is the | aorta |
| the artery of choice for measuring the pulse rate in an adult is the | radial |
| the blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood to the heart are | veins |
| the only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood is the | pulmonary |
| A weakness in an arterial wall is | an aneurysm |
| Hardening if the arteries is called | artherosclerosis |
| a sphygmomanometer is used to measure | blood pressure |
| another name for a heart attack | myocardial infarction |
| the upper figure on a blood pressure reading is the | systolic pressure |
| all of the following are formed elements found in the blood | leukocytes, erythrocytes, platelets |
| red blood cells are produced in the | bone marrow |
| the two main types of lymphocytes are T cells and | B cells |
| the leukocyte with the highest concentration in the normal bloos is the | neutrophil |
| the primary role of the thrombocyte | promote blood clotting |
| Functions of the blood include all the following | transport waste products, transport O2, deliver nutrients |
| A persons blood type is determined by the presence of | antigens on the RBC's |
| the plasma of a person who is blood type A will contain | anti B antibodies |
| the funtion of hemoglobin in the RBC is to | transport O2 and remove CO2 from cells |
| The primary function of leukocytes is | a defense mechanism |
| PT is used to monitor | coumadin therapy |
| Pathways of the coag cascade are | intrinsic and extrinsic |
| Spontaneous activation of the coag system is | DIC |
| All of the following are tests to monitor the coag system | PTT, PT, D-dimer |
| a phlebotomist who accidentally spills acid in his/her arm should immediately | hold arm under running water for 15 minutes |
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