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WHMIS stands for...
a) World Health Messages for the Informed Society
b) Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
c) World Human Meningitis Infection Surveillance
d) Workplace Health Monitoring and Informational Services
e) Women's Health and Maternity Inservice System - ✔️✔️b) Workplace Hazardous Materials
Information System
. Universal Standard Precautions means...
a) all specimen containers are standardized
b) all personnel are required to wear protection in patient's room
c)all specimens are treated as potentially infectious
d) all personnel are vaccinated against common pathogens
e) none of the above - ✔️✔️c)all specimens are treated as potentially infectious
In making blood smears, if you increase the angle of the spreader to the slide, which of the
following will result?
a) a thick smear
b) a thin smear
c) an irregular smear
d) a patchy smear
e) none of the above - ✔️✔️a) a thick smear
,Aerosols containing infectious material may be produced by...
a) centrifuges
b) rubber stoppers in tubes
c) pipettes
d) all of the above
e) a and b - ✔️✔️e) a and b
Urine samples for culture should be in...
a) sterile containers
b) disposable containers
c) containers cleaned with disinfectant
d) narrow mouthed containers
e) none of the above - ✔️✔️a) sterile containers
Which anticoagulant is most suitable for collection and preservation of specimens for plasma
glucose analysis?
a) lithium heparin
b) potassium and ammonium oxalate mixture c) potassium citrate
d) sodium ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid (sodium EDTA)
e) sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate mixture - ✔️✔️e) sodium fluoride and potassium
oxalate mixture
What information is not included on a requisition?
,a) Physicians name
b) Date of service
c) Patients age
d) type of specimen required
e) patients address - ✔️✔️d) type of specimen required
A general purpose laboratory disinfectant is...
(a) 1.0% sodium hypochlorite
b) 10% sodium hypochlorite
c) 0.2% glutaraldehyde bangur
d) 5% ethanol
e) 3% iodine - ✔️✔️(a) 1.0% sodium hypochlorite
When centrifuging, tubes should be covered to prevent...
a) aerosols
b) evaporation
c) breakage
d)two of the above
e) three of the above - ✔️✔️d)two of the above
AMUA Which of the following solvents is not flammable?
a) ether
b) ethanol
c) saline
, d) chloroform
e) carbon tetrachloride - ✔️✔️c) saline
Drabkin's solution (used for Hgb) is dangerous because it contains...
a) acetone
b) cyanide
c) sulphur
d) mercury
e) lead - ✔️✔️b) cyanide
.Acids and Bases (alkalis) are best stored...
a) in the refrigerator
b) together for convenience
c) in glass bottles
d) under U.V. light
e) in separate areas of the laboratory - ✔️✔️e) in separate areas of the laboratory
Your first action in the event of an "acid" burn would be to...
a) go to the emergency department
b) flush the area with water
c) neutralize the acid with sodium bicarbonate
d) dress the burn with gauze moistened in sterile saline
e) use a "burn" spray - ✔️✔️b) flush the area with water
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WHMIS stands for...
a) World Health Messages for the Informed Society
b) Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
c) World Human Meningitis Infection Surveillance
d) Workplace Health Monitoring and Informational Services
e) Women's Health and Maternity Inservice System - ✔️✔️b) Workplace Hazardous Materials
Information System
. Universal Standard Precautions means...
a) all specimen containers are standardized
b) all personnel are required to wear protection in patient's room
c)all specimens are treated as potentially infectious
d) all personnel are vaccinated against common pathogens
e) none of the above - ✔️✔️c)all specimens are treated as potentially infectious
In making blood smears, if you increase the angle of the spreader to the slide, which of the
following will result?
a) a thick smear
b) a thin smear
c) an irregular smear
d) a patchy smear
e) none of the above - ✔️✔️a) a thick smear
,Aerosols containing infectious material may be produced by...
a) centrifuges
b) rubber stoppers in tubes
c) pipettes
d) all of the above
e) a and b - ✔️✔️e) a and b
Urine samples for culture should be in...
a) sterile containers
b) disposable containers
c) containers cleaned with disinfectant
d) narrow mouthed containers
e) none of the above - ✔️✔️a) sterile containers
Which anticoagulant is most suitable for collection and preservation of specimens for plasma
glucose analysis?
a) lithium heparin
b) potassium and ammonium oxalate mixture c) potassium citrate
d) sodium ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid (sodium EDTA)
e) sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate mixture - ✔️✔️e) sodium fluoride and potassium
oxalate mixture
What information is not included on a requisition?
,a) Physicians name
b) Date of service
c) Patients age
d) type of specimen required
e) patients address - ✔️✔️d) type of specimen required
A general purpose laboratory disinfectant is...
(a) 1.0% sodium hypochlorite
b) 10% sodium hypochlorite
c) 0.2% glutaraldehyde bangur
d) 5% ethanol
e) 3% iodine - ✔️✔️(a) 1.0% sodium hypochlorite
When centrifuging, tubes should be covered to prevent...
a) aerosols
b) evaporation
c) breakage
d)two of the above
e) three of the above - ✔️✔️d)two of the above
AMUA Which of the following solvents is not flammable?
a) ether
b) ethanol
c) saline
, d) chloroform
e) carbon tetrachloride - ✔️✔️c) saline
Drabkin's solution (used for Hgb) is dangerous because it contains...
a) acetone
b) cyanide
c) sulphur
d) mercury
e) lead - ✔️✔️b) cyanide
.Acids and Bases (alkalis) are best stored...
a) in the refrigerator
b) together for convenience
c) in glass bottles
d) under U.V. light
e) in separate areas of the laboratory - ✔️✔️e) in separate areas of the laboratory
Your first action in the event of an "acid" burn would be to...
a) go to the emergency department
b) flush the area with water
c) neutralize the acid with sodium bicarbonate
d) dress the burn with gauze moistened in sterile saline
e) use a "burn" spray - ✔️✔️b) flush the area with water
