I-I. Infection Control

Question 1

In the EEG laboratory, the major concern for transmission of infection is through:
A) insects
B) air
C) food
D) blood

Answer 1

blood

Question 2

How should needles be discarded?
A) Recapped
B) Separated from the syringe
C) Bent after use
D) Disposed of in a sharp container

Answer 2

Disposed of in a sharps container

Question 3

Papilledema is most common in which of the following conditions?
A) Posterior fossa tumor
B) Temporal lobe seizures
C) Huntington chorea
D) Sturge-Weber syndrome

Answer 3

Posterior fossa tumor

Question 4

What is the most effective means of preventing nosocomial infections?
A) Isolation of infected person
B) Hand hygiene
C) Equipment processing
D) Disinfection of contaminated surfaces

Answer 4

Hand hygiene

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a noncritical infectious instrument?
A) Has contact with mucous membrane or nonintact skin
B) Has contact with intact skin
C) Enters tissue or vascular spaces
D) Is used for nonintensive monitoring

Answer 5

Has contact with intact skin

Question 6

When testing an outpatient with active tuberculosis, it is necessary for:
A) instrument to be covered with a sterile drape
B) recording room to have negative flow
C) patient to wear a mask
D) technologist to wear a mask

Answer 6

patient to wear mask.

Question 7

Lateralized periodic discharges are most likely associated with
A) atypical absence seizures
B) metabolic encephalopathy
C) generalized tonic-clonic seizures
D) herpes simplex encephalitis

Answer 7

herpes simplex encephalitis.