CIC Exam 2024 Questions with
Complete Solutions5
Level of Sensitivity - ANSWERS-The probability of a positive test result when a patient has the
disease.
Degree of Specificity - ANSWERS-The probability of a negative test result when a patient does
not have the disease
Positive Predictive Value - ANSWERS-The probability that a patient has the disease when the
patient has tested positive
Negative Predictive Value - ANSWERS-The probability that a patient does not have the disease
when the patient has tested negative
What types of organisms are associated with ear piercings? - ANSWERS-Staphylococcus &
streptococcus - earlobe piercings
Pseudomonoas - ear cartilage piercings
Atypical Mycobacterium - reported after multiple piercings (navel, eyebrow, nipple)
What serious complication requiring antibiotics and possibly surgical intervention has been
reported from tongue and lip piercings? - ANSWERS-Infective endocarditis
When and why should jewelry be removed after a piercing becomes infected? - ANSWERS-The
jewelry should not be removed until the area is healed. Removing the jewelry sooner can lead
to abscess formation.
, What types of complications can occur from oral piercings? - ANSWERS-Tooth fractures,
gingivitis, bleeding, gingival recessions, hard palate erosion, endocarditis, jewelry aspiration,
transient bacteremia, hematogenous spread of bacteria to other body sites.
What organisms has electrolysis reported to have spread? - ANSWERS-HPV & Molluscum
contagiosum
Modern tattoo parlors are trying to build reputable businesses through the following IPC
practices: - ANSWERS-- Sterile needles must be used for only one tattoo session, on only one
client.
• The studios should use separate small containers of dye that are used on only one customer
and are discarded after use.
• Needles and the tips and tubes that hold them in the machine should be sterilized in an
autoclave following each use. The machine itself cannot withstand autoclaving, and so it should
be placed in a plastic bag during use and disinfected between customers.
• The tattoo site should be disinfected before the procedure and dressed with an antiseptic
ointment and a sterile bandage.
• The artists should wear latex or nitrile gloves to protect the clients from resident and transient
flora on their hands and to protect themselves from the blood of their clients. If latex is used, it
is important to educate staff on petroleum-based products that react with latex, making it less
effective as a barrier.
• Unsafe practices used in the past should be replaced by those identified in the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and other disease
prevention guidelines.
• Education and reeducation is important to keep employees updated on current safe practices.
Complete Solutions5
Level of Sensitivity - ANSWERS-The probability of a positive test result when a patient has the
disease.
Degree of Specificity - ANSWERS-The probability of a negative test result when a patient does
not have the disease
Positive Predictive Value - ANSWERS-The probability that a patient has the disease when the
patient has tested positive
Negative Predictive Value - ANSWERS-The probability that a patient does not have the disease
when the patient has tested negative
What types of organisms are associated with ear piercings? - ANSWERS-Staphylococcus &
streptococcus - earlobe piercings
Pseudomonoas - ear cartilage piercings
Atypical Mycobacterium - reported after multiple piercings (navel, eyebrow, nipple)
What serious complication requiring antibiotics and possibly surgical intervention has been
reported from tongue and lip piercings? - ANSWERS-Infective endocarditis
When and why should jewelry be removed after a piercing becomes infected? - ANSWERS-The
jewelry should not be removed until the area is healed. Removing the jewelry sooner can lead
to abscess formation.
, What types of complications can occur from oral piercings? - ANSWERS-Tooth fractures,
gingivitis, bleeding, gingival recessions, hard palate erosion, endocarditis, jewelry aspiration,
transient bacteremia, hematogenous spread of bacteria to other body sites.
What organisms has electrolysis reported to have spread? - ANSWERS-HPV & Molluscum
contagiosum
Modern tattoo parlors are trying to build reputable businesses through the following IPC
practices: - ANSWERS-- Sterile needles must be used for only one tattoo session, on only one
client.
• The studios should use separate small containers of dye that are used on only one customer
and are discarded after use.
• Needles and the tips and tubes that hold them in the machine should be sterilized in an
autoclave following each use. The machine itself cannot withstand autoclaving, and so it should
be placed in a plastic bag during use and disinfected between customers.
• The tattoo site should be disinfected before the procedure and dressed with an antiseptic
ointment and a sterile bandage.
• The artists should wear latex or nitrile gloves to protect the clients from resident and transient
flora on their hands and to protect themselves from the blood of their clients. If latex is used, it
is important to educate staff on petroleum-based products that react with latex, making it less
effective as a barrier.
• Unsafe practices used in the past should be replaced by those identified in the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and other disease
prevention guidelines.
• Education and reeducation is important to keep employees updated on current safe practices.
