Diagnosing Infectious Diseases

Question 1

The presence of bacteria in the bloodstream is known
as

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bacteremia

Question 2

is a serious disease characterized by
chills, fever, prostration, and the presence of
bacteria or their toxins in the bloodstream.

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Septicemia

Question 3

To prevent contamination of a blood specimen with
indigenous skin microbiota, extreme care must be
taken to use

Answer 3

use aseptic technique.

Question 4

a way of estimating the number of
viable bacteria that are present in a urine specimen

Answer 4

colony count

Question 5

s used to
inoculate the entire surface of a blood agar plate

Answer 5

calibrated loop,

Question 6

is inflammation or infection of the
membranes that surround the brain and
spinal cord.

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Meningitis

Question 7

is inflammation or infection of the brain.

Answer 7

Encephalitis

Question 8

is inflammation or infection of
both the brain and the meninges

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Meningoencephalitis

Question 9

is pus that accumulates deep within the
lungs of a patient with pneumonia, tuberculosis, or
other lower respiratory tract infection.

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Sputum

Question 10

The Pathology Department (often referred to as

Answer 10

“the
Lab”)

Question 11

Diseased organs, stained tissue sections, and
cytology specimens are examined here.

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Anatomical Patholog

Question 12

t consists of several laboratories in addition to the
Clinical Microbiology Lab: Clinical Chemistry,
Urinalysis, Hematology/Coagulation, Blood Bank, and
Immunology

Answer 12

Clinical Pathology