HEMA TURGEON (CHAPTER 1-3) EXAM
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
The function (or functions) of a hematology laboratory is
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(are) to |\
A. Confirm the physician's impression of a possible
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hematological
B. Establish or rule out a diagnosis
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C. Screen for asymptomatic disorders
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D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. All of the
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above
The major intended purpose of the laboratory safety
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manual is to |\ |\
A. Protect the patient and laboratory personnel
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B. Protect laboratory and other hospital personnel
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C. Comply with local health and state regulatory
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requirements
D. Comply with OSHA regulations - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A. Protect the patient and laboratory personnel
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,Which of the following is not an appropriate safety
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practice?
A. Disposing of needles in biohazard, puncture-proof
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containers
B. Frequent handwashing
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C. Sterilizing lancets for reuse
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D. Keeping food out of the same areas as - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔C. Sterilizing lancets for reuse |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
If a blood specimen is spilled on a laboratory bench or
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floor area, the first step in cleanup should be
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A. Wear gloves and a lab coat
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B. Absorb blood with disposable towels
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C. Clean with freshly prepared 1% chlorine solution
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D. Wash with water - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Absorb
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blood with disposable towels
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Which of the following procedures is the most basic and
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effective in preventing nosocomial infections?
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A. Washing hands between patient contacts
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B. Wearing laboratory coats
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,C. Isolating infectious patients
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D. Isolating infectious specimens - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A. Washing hands between patient contacts
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The likelihood of infection after exposure to HBV-infected
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or HIV-infected blood or body fluids depends on all of the
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following factors except the |\ |\ |\
A. Source (anatomical site) of the blood or fluid
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B. Concentration of the virus
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C. Duration of the contact
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D. Presence of nonintact skin - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A.
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Source (anatomical site) of the blood or fluid
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HBV and HIV may be directly transmitted in the
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occupational setting by all of the following except |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Parenteral inoculation with contaminated blood
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B. Exposure of intact skin to contaminated blood or
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certain body fluids |\ |\
C. Exposure of intact mucous membranes to
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contaminated blood or certain body fluids |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, D. Sharing bathroom facilities with an HIV-positive person
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Sharing bathroom facilities
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with an HIV-positive person
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Standard precautions have been instituted in clinical
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laboratories to prevent ______ exposures of healthcare |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
workers to bloodborne pathogens such as HIV and HBV
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A. Parenteral
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B. Nonintact mucous membrane
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C. Nonintact skin
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D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. All of the
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above
Exposure to _____ constitutes the major source of HIV and
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HBV infection in healthcare personnel.
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A. Sputum |\
B. Blood |\
C. Urine |\
D. Semen - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Blood
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The transmission of HBV is _____ probable than
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transmission of HIV. |\ |\
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
The function (or functions) of a hematology laboratory is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(are) to |\
A. Confirm the physician's impression of a possible
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hematological
B. Establish or rule out a diagnosis
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. Screen for asymptomatic disorders
|\ |\ |\ |\
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. All of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
above
The major intended purpose of the laboratory safety
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
manual is to |\ |\
A. Protect the patient and laboratory personnel
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Protect laboratory and other hospital personnel
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. Comply with local health and state regulatory
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
requirements
D. Comply with OSHA regulations - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔A. Protect the patient and laboratory personnel
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,Which of the following is not an appropriate safety
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
practice?
A. Disposing of needles in biohazard, puncture-proof
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
containers
B. Frequent handwashing
|\ |\
C. Sterilizing lancets for reuse
|\ |\ |\ |\
D. Keeping food out of the same areas as - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔C. Sterilizing lancets for reuse |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
If a blood specimen is spilled on a laboratory bench or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
floor area, the first step in cleanup should be
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Wear gloves and a lab coat
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Absorb blood with disposable towels
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. Clean with freshly prepared 1% chlorine solution
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. Wash with water - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Absorb
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
blood with disposable towels
|\ |\ |\
Which of the following procedures is the most basic and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
effective in preventing nosocomial infections?
|\ |\ |\ |\
A. Washing hands between patient contacts
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Wearing laboratory coats
|\ |\ |\
,C. Isolating infectious patients
|\ |\ |\
D. Isolating infectious specimens - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔A. Washing hands between patient contacts
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The likelihood of infection after exposure to HBV-infected
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
or HIV-infected blood or body fluids depends on all of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following factors except the |\ |\ |\
A. Source (anatomical site) of the blood or fluid
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Concentration of the virus
|\ |\ |\ |\
C. Duration of the contact
|\ |\ |\ |\
D. Presence of nonintact skin - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Source (anatomical site) of the blood or fluid
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
HBV and HIV may be directly transmitted in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
occupational setting by all of the following except |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Parenteral inoculation with contaminated blood
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Exposure of intact skin to contaminated blood or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
certain body fluids |\ |\
C. Exposure of intact mucous membranes to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
contaminated blood or certain body fluids |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, D. Sharing bathroom facilities with an HIV-positive person
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Sharing bathroom facilities
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with an HIV-positive person
|\ |\ |\
Standard precautions have been instituted in clinical
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
laboratories to prevent ______ exposures of healthcare |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
workers to bloodborne pathogens such as HIV and HBV
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Parenteral
|\
B. Nonintact mucous membrane
|\ |\ |\
C. Nonintact skin
|\ |\
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. All of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
above
Exposure to _____ constitutes the major source of HIV and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
HBV infection in healthcare personnel.
|\ |\ |\ |\
A. Sputum |\
B. Blood |\
C. Urine |\
D. Semen - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Blood
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The transmission of HBV is _____ probable than
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
transmission of HIV. |\ |\
