MMSC438 COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
PACK
●● microbiology lab duties
Answer: -find out what is wrong with patient
-testing in timely and cost effective manner to find diagnosis
-minimize errors, provide accurate results
-communicate with healthcare professionals to provide results and
maintain privacy (HIPAA)
●● healthcare team
Answer: -pharmacists: work together to make drug choice and monitor
dose
-epidemiologists/ infection control officers: surveillance of certain
diseases, outbreak detection and monitoring, antimicrobial stewardship
-infectious disease physicians: give advice about antibiotics,
consultations
●● standard precautions
Answer: treat all human blood and certain body fluids as if they are
known to contain pathogens (HIV, HIB, etc.)
-blood, grossly bloody fluids
,-genital specimens (semen, vaginal secretions, amniotic fluid)
-sterile body fluids (blood, CSF)
-bloody saliva from dental procedures
●● laboratory acquired infections (occupational exposure risks)
Answer: -mycobacterium tuberculosis
-brucella sp.
-salmonella sp.
-shigella sp.
-neisseria meningitidis
-hepatitis B and C virus
-cryptosporidium, coxiella burnetti, hantaviruses and abroviruses less
common
●● personal protective equipment (PPE)
Answer: -gloves
-goggles
-gown
-face mask/ shield
-closed toe shoes
●● engineering controls (microbiology lab)
,Answer: -HEPA filter: filters in biological safety hood that trap small
particles from air to prevent aerosol spreading
-UV radiation: disrupts nucleic acids in MOs and breaks them down to
kill them
-negative room pressure: rooms in lab with lower pressure cause air to
be sucked into the room when door is opened so that dangerous aerosols
cannot escape
●● pre-analytical
Answer: anything that happens before patient sample is tested
-patient preparation, communication with sample collectors
-sample collection
-sample transport to lab
●● analytical
Answer: performing testing on patient sample
-required/ requested testing is done
●● post-analytical
Answer: after testing has occurred on patient sample
-recording results
-supervisors review results
-report results on patient's record
, ●● specimen container label
Answer: -patient name
-patient ID number
-location (room #, floor, outpatient address)
-ordering physician
-culture site (specimen source)
-date and time of collection
●● specimen requisition form
Answer: -information needs to match sample container: patient name, ID
#, location, physician name, culture site, date and time of collection
-patient age and sex
-date and time of specimen arrival to lab
-ongoing clinical diagnoses of patient
-testing required
-name of person ordering test (know who to contact)
-any antimicrobial agents patient's receiving
●● specimen collection protocols
Answer: -collection site: site that is affected by disease, contains
pathogen and not normal biota
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
PACK
●● microbiology lab duties
Answer: -find out what is wrong with patient
-testing in timely and cost effective manner to find diagnosis
-minimize errors, provide accurate results
-communicate with healthcare professionals to provide results and
maintain privacy (HIPAA)
●● healthcare team
Answer: -pharmacists: work together to make drug choice and monitor
dose
-epidemiologists/ infection control officers: surveillance of certain
diseases, outbreak detection and monitoring, antimicrobial stewardship
-infectious disease physicians: give advice about antibiotics,
consultations
●● standard precautions
Answer: treat all human blood and certain body fluids as if they are
known to contain pathogens (HIV, HIB, etc.)
-blood, grossly bloody fluids
,-genital specimens (semen, vaginal secretions, amniotic fluid)
-sterile body fluids (blood, CSF)
-bloody saliva from dental procedures
●● laboratory acquired infections (occupational exposure risks)
Answer: -mycobacterium tuberculosis
-brucella sp.
-salmonella sp.
-shigella sp.
-neisseria meningitidis
-hepatitis B and C virus
-cryptosporidium, coxiella burnetti, hantaviruses and abroviruses less
common
●● personal protective equipment (PPE)
Answer: -gloves
-goggles
-gown
-face mask/ shield
-closed toe shoes
●● engineering controls (microbiology lab)
,Answer: -HEPA filter: filters in biological safety hood that trap small
particles from air to prevent aerosol spreading
-UV radiation: disrupts nucleic acids in MOs and breaks them down to
kill them
-negative room pressure: rooms in lab with lower pressure cause air to
be sucked into the room when door is opened so that dangerous aerosols
cannot escape
●● pre-analytical
Answer: anything that happens before patient sample is tested
-patient preparation, communication with sample collectors
-sample collection
-sample transport to lab
●● analytical
Answer: performing testing on patient sample
-required/ requested testing is done
●● post-analytical
Answer: after testing has occurred on patient sample
-recording results
-supervisors review results
-report results on patient's record
, ●● specimen container label
Answer: -patient name
-patient ID number
-location (room #, floor, outpatient address)
-ordering physician
-culture site (specimen source)
-date and time of collection
●● specimen requisition form
Answer: -information needs to match sample container: patient name, ID
#, location, physician name, culture site, date and time of collection
-patient age and sex
-date and time of specimen arrival to lab
-ongoing clinical diagnoses of patient
-testing required
-name of person ordering test (know who to contact)
-any antimicrobial agents patient's receiving
●● specimen collection protocols
Answer: -collection site: site that is affected by disease, contains
pathogen and not normal biota
