ASCP Phlebotomy Exam Review & Study Guide
1.
2. DISINFECTANTS ARE: CHEMICALS THAT ARE
USED TO REMOVE OR KILL
PATHOGENIC MICROOR-
GANISMS
3. BABIES WHOSE MOTHERS HAVE WHICH OF THE FOL- TIFIED
LOWING PROBLEMS MUST BE ISOLATED FROM OTHER PATHOGENI
INFANTS? MICROORGA
ISM THAT
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A VECTOR IN TRANS- CAUSES
MITTING INFECTIOUS DISEASES? HEALTH
CARE
5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY IDEN-
, ASCP Phlebotomy Exam Review & Study Guide
ASSOCIATED SKIN INFECTIONS? GENITAL HERPES
6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS OVER-
SEES THE INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF VARIOUS
DISEASES ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE COMMUNICA- MITES
BLE?
CANDIDA ALBICANS
CDC
7. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY IDENTI- HERPES VIRUS
FIED PATHOGENIC AGENT THAT AFFECTS THE SKIN?
8. REVERSE ISOLATION IS COMMONLY USED FOR PA- IMMUNODEFICIENCY
TIENTS WHO HAVE: DISORDERS
9. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY IDEN- ESCHERICHIA COLI
TIFIED CAUSATIVE AGENT OF NOSOCOMIAL INFEC-
TIONS IN THE NURSERY UNIT?
10. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS HEXYLRESORCINOL
IS AN ANTISEPTIC FOR SKIN?
, ASCP Phlebotomy Exam Review & Study Guide
11. A PHLEBOTOMIST HAD TO AVOID CONTACT WITH PA- STREP THROAT (GROUP A)
TIENTS FOR 24 HOURS AFTER BEING STARTED ON
AN APPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC AND APPEARING SYMP-
TOM FREE. WHAT TYPE OF INFECTION COULD HE OR
SHE HAVE ACQUIRED FOR THE ABOVE WORK LIMITA-
TIONS TO APPLY?
12. THE HICPAC TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTIONS IN- AIRBORNE, DROPLET, AND
CLUDE: CONTACT
13. ABOUT HOW MANY PATIENTS ACQUIRE A NOSOCOMI- 1.75 TO 3 MILLION
AL INFECTION ANNUALLY?
14. A HEALTH CARE ACQUIRED INFECTION OCCURS THE CHAIN OF INFECTION
WHEN: IS COMPLETE
15. IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, WHICH OF THE FOLLOW- PHLEBOTOMY TRAY
ING IS A TYPICAL FOMITE?
16. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A FACTOR THAT IN- DRUG USE
CREASES A HOST'S SUSCEPTIBILITY IN THE CHAIN OF
INFECTION?
17. ANTISEPTICS FOR SKIN INCLUDE: IODINE
18. IF AN ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT OCCURS INVOLVING FROM
ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO AN EMPLOYEE OR A PATIENT, RADIATION
THE FIRST THING THAT THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER EXPOSURE?
SHOULD DO IS:
19. WHAT THE MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF SELF PROTECTION
, ASCP Phlebotomy Exam Review & Study Guide
SHUT OFF THE ELECTRICAL POWER
TIME, DISTANCE, AND
SHIELDING
20.
1.
2. DISINFECTANTS ARE: CHEMICALS THAT ARE
USED TO REMOVE OR KILL
PATHOGENIC MICROOR-
GANISMS
3. BABIES WHOSE MOTHERS HAVE WHICH OF THE FOL- TIFIED
LOWING PROBLEMS MUST BE ISOLATED FROM OTHER PATHOGENI
INFANTS? MICROORGA
ISM THAT
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A VECTOR IN TRANS- CAUSES
MITTING INFECTIOUS DISEASES? HEALTH
CARE
5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY IDEN-
, ASCP Phlebotomy Exam Review & Study Guide
ASSOCIATED SKIN INFECTIONS? GENITAL HERPES
6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS OVER-
SEES THE INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF VARIOUS
DISEASES ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE COMMUNICA- MITES
BLE?
CANDIDA ALBICANS
CDC
7. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY IDENTI- HERPES VIRUS
FIED PATHOGENIC AGENT THAT AFFECTS THE SKIN?
8. REVERSE ISOLATION IS COMMONLY USED FOR PA- IMMUNODEFICIENCY
TIENTS WHO HAVE: DISORDERS
9. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY IDEN- ESCHERICHIA COLI
TIFIED CAUSATIVE AGENT OF NOSOCOMIAL INFEC-
TIONS IN THE NURSERY UNIT?
10. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS HEXYLRESORCINOL
IS AN ANTISEPTIC FOR SKIN?
, ASCP Phlebotomy Exam Review & Study Guide
11. A PHLEBOTOMIST HAD TO AVOID CONTACT WITH PA- STREP THROAT (GROUP A)
TIENTS FOR 24 HOURS AFTER BEING STARTED ON
AN APPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC AND APPEARING SYMP-
TOM FREE. WHAT TYPE OF INFECTION COULD HE OR
SHE HAVE ACQUIRED FOR THE ABOVE WORK LIMITA-
TIONS TO APPLY?
12. THE HICPAC TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTIONS IN- AIRBORNE, DROPLET, AND
CLUDE: CONTACT
13. ABOUT HOW MANY PATIENTS ACQUIRE A NOSOCOMI- 1.75 TO 3 MILLION
AL INFECTION ANNUALLY?
14. A HEALTH CARE ACQUIRED INFECTION OCCURS THE CHAIN OF INFECTION
WHEN: IS COMPLETE
15. IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, WHICH OF THE FOLLOW- PHLEBOTOMY TRAY
ING IS A TYPICAL FOMITE?
16. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A FACTOR THAT IN- DRUG USE
CREASES A HOST'S SUSCEPTIBILITY IN THE CHAIN OF
INFECTION?
17. ANTISEPTICS FOR SKIN INCLUDE: IODINE
18. IF AN ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT OCCURS INVOLVING FROM
ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO AN EMPLOYEE OR A PATIENT, RADIATION
THE FIRST THING THAT THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER EXPOSURE?
SHOULD DO IS:
19. WHAT THE MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF SELF PROTECTION
, ASCP Phlebotomy Exam Review & Study Guide
SHUT OFF THE ELECTRICAL POWER
TIME, DISTANCE, AND
SHIELDING
20.
