Chapter 12 Review Questions

Which of the following is associated with hemoptysis?

TB

Which of the following is associated with the clinical finding of jaundice?

Hepatitis

Which of the following is the smallest known organism that can cause disease in humans?

Virus

Which of the following is the second link in the cycle of infection?

Reservoir

At what time would an alcohol-based hand rub be suboptimal?

When your hands are visibly soiled

Which of the following modes of transmission is based on physically touching an infected person?

Direct contact

Which of the following would not be considered a portal of entry?

Hands

Which of the following patients would most likely be in an immunocompromised state?

a child undergoing chemotherapy

Which of the following would be the least likely healthcare-associated infection?

HIV

Which of the following is transmitted via an airborne fashion?

Tuberculosis

Which of the following is not a virus?

Toxoplasmosis

Which of the following is a sexually transmitted disease?

Chlamydia

What is the most likely manner by which a healthcare worker would be exposed to HBV?

Needle

Enteric precaution is a form of?

contact precaution

Which of the following personal care issues would be an appropriate means to decrease the likelihood of passing an infectious microorganism to a patient?

Limiting jewelry to a solitary wedding band

In which situation would a nonsterile probe cover need to be utilized?

Endovaginal sonogram

Transducer sterilization is best defined as the

Complete destruction of all microorganisms, including spores, on the trasnducer

Which of the following is a bacterium that releases toxins into the bowel?

C. difficile

Which of the following is defined as the practices that are used to render objects or areas free of pathogenic organisms?

Medical asepsis

Which of the following is not a bloodborne pathogen?

Tuberculosis