68W LPC - Test #1 Study Guide UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
chain of infection - CORRECT ANSWER - infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode
of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
Vehicle to Transmissions (8) - CORRECT ANSWER - Direct Contact; Indirect Contact;
Human Carrier; Airborne; Water Borne; Food-Born; Vectors; Blood-Born
Single most useful and effective means of breaking chain of infection - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hand washing
What is the most frequent mode of disease transmission? - CORRECT ANSWER - direct
contact
Normal Cause of Infection - CORRECT ANSWER - Phase 1: Incubation period
Phase 2: prodromal stage
Phase 3: full stage of illness
Final Phase (4): convalescent stage
Spores - CORRECT ANSWER - Protect certain bacteria and become resistant to the
environment and can cursive extreme conditions of light, dying and many chemicals. Spore
forming bacteria are most difficult to control and destroy
Pathogenic Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Neisseria causes gonorrhea, upper
respiratory infections and infectious meningitis.
Droplet Diseases - CORRECT ANSWER - Meningitis, Pneumonia, Diphtheria,
Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Influenza, Mumps, and Rubella
, contact precautions - CORRECT ANSWER - Diseases include drug-resistant
gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin and wound infections, hepatitis A, herpes simplex virus, and
acute diarrhea
Response to infection - CORRECT ANSWER - Incubation - When the Pathogen Enters
the Body
Prodromal Stage - onset of initial symptoms
Full Stage of Illness - symptoms are acute and specific to the type of infection
Convalescent Stage - acute symptoms subside
nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease acquired in a hospital or clinical
setting
Potential reservoirs for pathogenic growth in clinical setting - CORRECT ANSWER - IV
Fluids
Foods
Biological Materials
Equipment
host resistance - CORRECT ANSWER - Naturally occurring body floras have an
antibiotic relationship with pathogens and contribute to an individual's health
side effects - CORRECT ANSWER - Negative effects or actions other than the desired
actions
Contraindications - CORRECT ANSWER - Situations where you would NOT administer
the medication because it may do more harm than good
Therapeutic Effects - CORRECT ANSWER - Expected positive effect of a drug
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
chain of infection - CORRECT ANSWER - infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode
of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
Vehicle to Transmissions (8) - CORRECT ANSWER - Direct Contact; Indirect Contact;
Human Carrier; Airborne; Water Borne; Food-Born; Vectors; Blood-Born
Single most useful and effective means of breaking chain of infection - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hand washing
What is the most frequent mode of disease transmission? - CORRECT ANSWER - direct
contact
Normal Cause of Infection - CORRECT ANSWER - Phase 1: Incubation period
Phase 2: prodromal stage
Phase 3: full stage of illness
Final Phase (4): convalescent stage
Spores - CORRECT ANSWER - Protect certain bacteria and become resistant to the
environment and can cursive extreme conditions of light, dying and many chemicals. Spore
forming bacteria are most difficult to control and destroy
Pathogenic Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Neisseria causes gonorrhea, upper
respiratory infections and infectious meningitis.
Droplet Diseases - CORRECT ANSWER - Meningitis, Pneumonia, Diphtheria,
Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Influenza, Mumps, and Rubella
, contact precautions - CORRECT ANSWER - Diseases include drug-resistant
gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin and wound infections, hepatitis A, herpes simplex virus, and
acute diarrhea
Response to infection - CORRECT ANSWER - Incubation - When the Pathogen Enters
the Body
Prodromal Stage - onset of initial symptoms
Full Stage of Illness - symptoms are acute and specific to the type of infection
Convalescent Stage - acute symptoms subside
nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease acquired in a hospital or clinical
setting
Potential reservoirs for pathogenic growth in clinical setting - CORRECT ANSWER - IV
Fluids
Foods
Biological Materials
Equipment
host resistance - CORRECT ANSWER - Naturally occurring body floras have an
antibiotic relationship with pathogens and contribute to an individual's health
side effects - CORRECT ANSWER - Negative effects or actions other than the desired
actions
Contraindications - CORRECT ANSWER - Situations where you would NOT administer
the medication because it may do more harm than good
Therapeutic Effects - CORRECT ANSWER - Expected positive effect of a drug
