LPC 68W EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

LPC 68W EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS DD Form 689 Individual sick call slip SF 600 entries are normally handwritten using what color ink? black or blue-black SF 600 Chronological Record of Medical Care Access to medical information may be given to The patient, patient care personnel, medical researchers, medical educator Personnel not involved in patient care or in medical research needs what of the following situations Court order, hospital accreditation, authorized by patient SOAP stands for subjective, objective, assesment, plan Quarters Restriction and rest in the patients place of domicile, this includes freedom to move within their living space, to and from the dining facility and/or medical facilities 72 hours Quarters normally do not exceed ________ Bed rest Means the patient is restricted to their bed, with an allowances for necessary travel to the dining facility and latrine. Cannot perform any military duties. Duty Patient is returned to his unit for full duty without any restrictions microrganism Microscopic living cells found almost everywhere in the environment Pathogens Microorganisms that cause disease are called Bacteria Only a small amount of microorganism Algea Resemble plant cells found on sunlit water and rarely cause human disease Fungi Such as yeast and molds Protozoa Single celled microscopic microorganisms Bacteria Single celled organisms without a nucleus Viruses Must use the hosts ability to make protein and energy. immunization Most effective means for preventing viral infections microorganism that is the most difficult to control and destroy Spore forming bacteria chain of infection pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of entry, new host Hand washing Most effective and useful means of breaking the chain of infection communicable disease a disease that is spread from one host to another contagious disease a type of communicable disease that spreads quickly from person to person epidemic large outbreak of a particular disease in a specific area Pathogenic microorganisms Microorganisms that cause disease nosocomial infection an infection acquired during hospitalization Hand washing Single most useful and effective means of breaking the chain of infection Air borne precautions, droplet precautions, contact precautions Three types of transmission based precautions Airborne precautions Private rooms that have motonired negative air flow pressure and door should remain closed TB Droplet precautions Private room room or share with same infectious patient, with doors that may remain open Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the patient and require the patient to wear a mask if being transported Contact precautions MOST FREQUENT MODE OF DISEASE TRANSMISSION Private room or share with same infectious patient. The doors ay remain open. Try to restrict the use of non critical equipment to one patient only and disinfect that equipment before using on other patients Surgical asepsis No organisms are carried to then carried to the patient. Microorganisms are destroyed from surfaces before they can enter the body. 10 to 15 to 2 min or longer Hand washing time Incubation period First phase when pathogen enters body and first signs and symptoms Prodromal stage Onset of initial symptoms such as fatigue or low grade fever to more severe symptoms Full stage of illness Symptoms are acute and specific to the type of infection such as lesions covering the body or high fever Convalescent stage When acute symptoms of the infection subside and the person recovers Oral The most common way to give medications