QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Abbreviations for medical documention - ANS IAW AR 40-66
Access to medical information may be given to - ANS The patient, patient care personnel,
medical researchers, medical educators.
What form should a soldier present to the BAS? - ANS DD Form 689
What form is the Chronological Record of Medical Care? - ANS SF 600
Subjective information collected - ANS Age, sex, rave, FDMP, Chief complaint, OPQRST
Past History - ANS S/S, allergies, medications, PMH, PSH, Soc Hx, last oral intake
SOAP - ANS subjective, objective, assessment, plan
Microorganisms - ANS Microscopic living cells found almost everywhere in the environment
Pathogen - ANS A microorganism that causes disease
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, What microorganism is the most difficult to control and destroy? - ANS Spore forming
bacteria because they are incapsulated.
chain of infection - ANS Pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, vehicle of transmission, portal of
entry, susceptible host
What is the single most useful and effective means of break the chain of infection? -
ANS Proper hand washing
What are the three types of transmission-based precautions? - ANS Airborne, droplet, and
contact precautions.
What is the most frequent mode of disease transmission? - ANS Direct contact
What is the correct hand washing duration? - ANS A minimum of 10 to 15 seconds
normal course of infection - ANS Incubation period, prodromal stage, full stage of illness,
convalescent stage.
incubation period - ANS From when the pathogen enters the body to appearance of the first
symptoms of illness.
prodromal stage - ANS From the onset of initial symptoms such as fatigue or low grade fever
to more severe symptoms.
full stage of illness - ANS When symptoms are acute and specific to the type of infection such
as lesions covering the body or high fever.
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