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CMA SG Chapter 35
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is defined as growth of only one microorganism on a nutrient surface or culture. | Pure Culture |
| Diagnosis of a helminth infection requires what? | Identifyig egg or larvae in stool, urine or blood sample |
| Most pathogenic organisms remain viable at temps of what? | 37 |
| What are considered to be microorganisms? | Bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa |
| In the scientific name Escherichia Coli, the name indicates what? | Species |
| Sensitivity testing is used to determine what? | Which antibiotics will be effective |
| What means "in glass" or "in the lab" because it is not occurring in a living body. | In vitro |
| What is defined as an organism that is flexible as far as its oxygen requirement are concerned. | Focultative |
| The Gram reaction a bacterium exhibits are the result of its what? | Wall Structure |
| When staining bacteria, which color indicates Gram-positive bacteria | Purple |
| What is defined as tightly coiled, spiral-shaped bacteria. | Spirochete |
| What is defined as an organism that is unlikely transmitted by sexual contact. | Nonvenereal |
| What is defined as an organism that is unlikely to be transmitted by airborne droplets. | Non-airborne |
| What is defined as tiny, Gram-negative organism transmitted by blood sucking insects. | Rickettasia |
| Fungo are classified as what? | Eukaryotes |
| Which infections are caused by fungus? | Mycoses |
| The prefix staphylo- means that bacteria appears in what? | Cluster |
| The microbiology laboratory report for Mrs. Wallaces urine culture list 8 antibiotics, five of which are followed by the letter"S" this means what? | Sensitive |
| What is Beta Hemolysis? | Is best detected on a sheeps blood medium, it is caused by hemolysis of blood cells and refers to a clear zone around bacterial colonies growing on a sheeps blood medium. |
| The CLIA- waived test that assisted in the diagnosis of the stomach and duodenal ulcers detects what? | Helicobacter Pylori |
| Spiral-Shaped bacteria are called what? | Spirilla and spirochettes |
| Bacteria are classified as what? | Prokaryotes |
| What is defined as molecules that are needed for metabolisms, examples include carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. | nutrients |
| When writing the names of a microorganism what rules applies to the genius? | The genius name is capitalized and italicized or (underlined). |
| A cellulose tape for pinworms require what? | A length of cellulose tape to be touched against the anal folds to collect worms and a microscope to view the eggs that hare adhered to a length of cellulose tape |
| What is defined as specific structures inside a cell that perform cellular fuction. | Organelles |
| What is defined as rod shaped bacteria. | Bacilli |
| When staining bacteria, which color indicates a Gram-negative bacterium? | Pink or Red |
| When acid-fast stain bacteria, which color indicates acid-fast bacteria? | Red |
| The microbiology laboratory report Mrs. Smiths urine culture list eight antibiotics, three of which are followed by the letter "R" this means what? | There antibiotics are not effective in destroying that particular organsism |
| The prefix diplo- means that bacteria appears in what? | Pairs |
| The prefix strepto- means that bacteria appears in what? | Chain |
| An organism causes tetanus or lock jaw is defined as what? | Clostridium |
| What is defined as an organism that causes whooping cough? | Bardetella pertussis |
| What are septum test? | Legionelle testing for legionaires disease, acid-fast bacillus (AFB) testing for tuberculosis, and gram stains for bacterial or fungal infection |
| What is a mid-tubinate nasal specimen | The patients head is tilted back at a 70 degree angle the swab is inserted parallel to the nostril floor until resistanceis met at the nasal turbinates, and the swab is usually inserted no more than 2 cm |
| When collecting a septum specimen, how long should the person avoid food before the sample is obtained? | 1-2 hrs |
| What is defined as a growth of tiny fungi forming on a substance? | Mold |
| What is defined as sexual reproduction in single celled organisms during which one cell divides into 2 daughter cells? | Binary Fission |
| Mumps and measles are caused by what? | Viruses |
| What is defined as able to live and grow? | Viable |
| A long, whip-like outgrowth from a cell that helps the cell move is defined as what? | Flagellum |
| What type of reproduction does not involve the fusion of male and female sex cell? | Asexual Reproduction |
| True or False: InSure ONE is a screening test for colon cancer | True |
| A mosquito, tick, and flea are exmaples of what? | Vectors |
| A urinary tract infection can be diagnosed if an organism isolated from CCMS urine specimen is found in pure culture and is present in a quality greater than what? | 100,000 colony-forming units (CFU) per mL |
| What is defined as the CLIA waived test that assists in the diagnosis of Lyme disease detects. | Rapid Lyme Antibody Test |
| What is defined as the CLIA-waived test that assists in the diagnosis of mononucleosis. | Rapid infectious mononucleosis |
| How far is the swab for anterior nasal specimen inserted into the nostril? | 1/2-3/4 of an inch |
| What is defined as an organism that dies in the presence of oxygen? | Anaerobe |