MMSC 438 EXAM 1 2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED

MMSC 438 EXAM 1 2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED What factors increase risk of infections? - CORRECT ANSWER Immunosuppression, Antimicrobial therapy, occupation, age, malignancy, surgery, medical devices/prosthetics the primary concern of the clinical microbiology lab is - CORRECT ANSWER the patient HIPAA stands for - CORRECT ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Workflow in the microbiology lab? - CORRECT ANSWER pre-analytical, analytical, post-analytical automated specimen processing machine - CORRECT ANSWER walk away specimen processor (WASP) Lab-associated infection, 3 most common - CORRECT ANSWER Shigella, Brucella, Salmonella Standard precautions - CORRECT ANSWER treat all human blood and certain body fluids as if they are known to contain HIV, HBV, or other blood borne pathogens; wear PPE Standard precautions applies to: - CORRECT ANSWER Blood, semen, vaginal secretions, amniotic fluid, sterile body fluids, saliva from dental procedures Most effective method of preventing transmission of blood borne pathogens - CORRECT ANSWER Hand washing MMSC 438 EXAM 1 2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED best single safety measure available - CORRECT ANSWER careful technique of lab workers Collect specimen during - CORRECT ANSWER acute phase of infection and before beginning antimicrobial therapy Most concentrated samples are - CORRECT ANSWER first morning sputum and urine _______ specimens are not acceptable for culture - CORRECT ANSWER 24-hour Swabs are acceptable for - CORRECT ANSWER respiratory tract, external ear, eye, genital tract Labels on the specimen container must include - CORRECT ANSWER patient name, ID number, location, physician, culture site, date and time of collection For transport of bacterial specimens, __________ media are commonly used - CORRECT ANSWER Stuart or Aimes Requisition form info must match - CORRECT ANSWER specimen container Other information required on requisition form - CORRECT ANSWER age/sex of patient, date and time received by lab, special request/patient history, test(s) requested, antimicrobial agents if any, name of individual transcribing the orders Transport to lab is ideally __________, preferably ___________ - CORRECT ANSWER 30 minutes; within 2 hours