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INFECTION CONTROL MCQS
Whatbgprecautionsbgarebgrequired,bgaccordingbgtobgthebgCDC,bgwhenbgseeingbganbgantibiotic-
susceptiblebgpneumococcalbgpneumoniabgpatient?
bgAerosolbg
bgDropletbg
bgMorebgthanbgonebgofbgthebgabovebg
bgStandardbg
bgContactbg-bganswer--Standardbg
PneumococcalbgpneumoniabgdoesbgnotbgrequirebgspecialbgprecautionsbgbeyondbgstandardbgaccordingbgtobgthebgCDCbg(
isbgnotbgreadilybgtransmissible),bgbutbgdropletbgprecautionsbgarebgusedbginbgsomebginstitutions.
Questionbg2
1bg/bg1bgpts
Abg16-year-
oldbgboybgisbgbroughtbgtobgthebgemergencybgdepartmentbgafterbgabgcarbgaccident.bgHebghasbgmultiplebgcontusions,bgbroke
gbones,bgandbgburnsbgtobgthebgupperbgtorso.bgWhatbgmethodbgofbgdecontaminationbgwouldbgbebgbestbgtobgtreatbgabgstetho
opebg(inbgnormalbgcasesbgabgnon-criticalbgpiecebgofbgequipment)bgbeingbgusedbgonbgthisbgpatient?
bgEthylenebgoxidebg
bg70%bgalcoholbg
bgChlorhexidinebg
bgBenzalkoniumbgchloridebg
bgIodophorbg-bganswer--Ethylenebgoxidebg
Thebgskinbgisbgcompromisedbginbgthisbgpatient,bgnecessitatingbgabghigherbglevelbgofbgdecontaminationbgthanbgwouldbgnorm
llybgbebgthebgcase.bgBybgthebgway,bgyoubgshouldn'tbgautoclavebgabgstethoscopebgifbgyoubgwantbgtobgusebgitbgagain.bgInbgprac
ce,bgthisbgwouldbgbebgabgsituationbgforbgabgdisposablebgstethoscope.bgDidbgyoubgknowbgthatbgnursesbgcleanbgtheirbgstetho
opesbgmorebgoftenbgthanbgphysiciansbgandbgmedicalbgstudents?bgSomethingbgtobgthinkbgabout...
Questionbg3
1bg/bg1bgpts
Whichbgpatientbgmightbgyoubgputbginbgabgnegativebgpressurebgroom?
bgAbgpatientbgwithbgmeaslesbg
bgAbgpatientbgwithbg3rdbgdegreebgburnsbg
bgAbgpatientbgwithbgmeningococcalbgmeningitisbg
bgAbgpatientbgwithbgabgkidneybgtransplantbg-bganswer--Abgpatientbgwithbgmeaslesbg
InfectionsbgthatbgputbgOTHERSbgatbgriskbgduebgtobgaerosolsbgrequirebgabgnegativebgpressurebgroombg(keepsbgthebgcausa
ebgagentbgfrombg'escaping'bgintobgthebghospitalbgenvironment).bgMeaslesbgvirusbgisbgtransmittedbgthroughbgaerosols,bgan
isbgonebgofbgthebgfewbgorganismsbgrequiringbgaerosolbgprecautions.bgWhenbgthebgpatientbgneedsbgprotectionbgfrombginfec
onsbg(e.g.bgbbgandbgd),bgabgpositive-
pressurebgenvironmentbgisbgusedbg(keepbgpathogensbgOUT).bgMeningococcalbgmeningitisbgrequiresbgdropletbgprecauti
s,bgwhichbgdobgnotbgincludebgisolationbginbgabgnegative-pressurebgroom.
Questionbg4
1bg/bg1bgpts
Abg45-year-
oldbgmanbgpresentesbgwithbgfever.bgHebghadbgbeenbgdischargedbgfrombghospitalbgthebgpreviousbgday.bgThebgfeverbgwasbg
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