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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Every medical facility is required by OSHA to have an exposure plan.
A. true
B. false

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TRUE

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The exposure control plan shall be made available to the Assistant Secretary and the Director OSHA upon request for examination and copying.
A. true
B. false

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TRUE

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3
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HIV means?
A. hepatitis B virus
B. hepatitis C virus
C. human immunodeficiency virus
D. human infectious virus

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C. human immunodeficiency virus

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__________________ mean any contaminated objects that can penetrate the skin including, but not limited to needles, scalpels, broken glass, broken capillary tubes, and exposed ends of dental wires.
A. contaminated devices
B. disposable devices
C. contaminated sharps
D. dangerous incisor

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C. Contaminated Sharps

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5
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Reasonable anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood, or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employees duties is called _______________
A. occupational exposure
B. daily risk
C. occupational risk
D. professional threat

A

A. occupational exposure

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Any individual, living or dead, whose blood, or other potentially infectious materials may be a source of occupational exposure to the employee is called a (n) _______________
A. hazardous individual
B. source individual
C. infected specimen
D. quarantined source

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B. source individual

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7
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To use a physical chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores is to _______________
A. eradicate
B. detoxify
C. sterilize
D. acid wash

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C. sterilize

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8
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____________ is the single most important source of HIV and HBV in the workplace.
A. semen
B. saliva in dental procedures
C. pleural fluid
D. blood

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D. Blood

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The risk of infection with HIV following one needle-stick exposure to blood from a patient known to be infected with HIV is approximately ____________
A. 0.01%
B. 0.50%
C. 1.00%
D. 5.00%

A

B. 0.50%

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10
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General infection-control procedures are designed to prevent transmission of a wide range of ____________ and to provide a wide margin of safety in the varied situations encountered in the health-care environment.
A. diseases
B. conditions
C. microbiological agents
D. sickness

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C. microbiological agents

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“Contact with blood, or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply through percutaneous inoculation, or contact with an open wound, non-intact skin, or mucous membrane during the performance of normal duties” this is the definition (found in the Federal Register) applies to ____________
A. human exposure
B. exposed worker
C. worker stress
D. stressed work

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A. human exposure

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All workers whose jobs involve participation in tasks, or activities with the exposure to blood, or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply, should be vaccinated with ____________ vaccine.
A. human immunodeficiency
B. hepatitis C
C. small pox
D. Hepatitis B

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D. Hep B

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______________ testing should be made available by the employer to all workers who may be concerned they have been infected with HIV through an occupational exposure.
A. serologic
B. blood
C. immediate
D. bacterial

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A. Serologic

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Studies suggest that the potential for salivary transmission of HIV is __________
A. frequent
B. 25%
C. remote
D. as frequent as blood transmission

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C. remote

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After they are used, disposable syringes and needles, scalpel blades, and other sharp items should be placed in ______________ containers for disposal.
A. biodegradable
B. puncture-resistant
C. OSHA
D. sanitized

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B. puncture-resistant

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16
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Broken glassware which may be contaminated shall not be picked up directly with the hands, but by mechanical means, such as ______________
A. by a lab technichian
B. an evacuated tube
C. a brush and dust pan
D. gloved hands

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C. a brush and dust pan.

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17
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Contaminated laundry shall be _______________ where it was soiled.
A. destroyed at the location
B. transported away from the location
C. disinfected or discarded at the location
D. bagged or containerized at the location

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D. bagged or containerized at the location

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18
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All spills of blood-contaminated fluids should be promptly cleaned up using _____________ approved germicide, or a 1:10 solution of household bleach.
A. an OSHA
B. an EPA
C. a hospital or clinic
D. a consumer

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B. an EPA

19
Q

In cases of blood contamination shoe coverings and gloves should be disposed of in ______________ biohazard plastic bags.
A. black
B. clearly marked
C. orange-red
D. transparent

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C. Orange-Red

20
Q

Blood from all individuals should be considered _________
A. decontaminated
B. infective or infectious
C. biodegradable
D. chemically hazardous

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B. infective or infectious

21
Q

When taking vital signs, a medical assistant must wear gloves, gown, and eye wear _____________
A. true
B. false

A

FALSE

22
Q

A specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or parenteral contact with blood, or other potentially infectious materials that results from the performance of an employees duties is called __________
A. unfortunate incident
B. hazardous exposure
C. occupational hazard
D. exposure incident

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D. exposure incident

23
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The term “Universal Precautions” is an _____________
A. organization to promote infection control
B. overall approach to infection control
C. organizational approach to following EPA guidelines
D. abbreviation for world health organization standards

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B. overall approach to infection control

24
Q

Vaccinations against HBV infection provide 90% protection against hepatitis B for ______________ or more years following vaccination.
A. seven
B. ten
C. four
D. twelve

A

A. 7

25
Q

The first line of defense in preventing diseases is ___________
A. wearing a mask
B. the medical hand wash
C. wearing gloves
D. wearing a gown

A

B. the medical hand wash

26
Q

Biohazard labels must be colored ____________
A. blue
B. orange-red
C. green
D. grey-black

A

B. Orange-Red

27
Q

What federal agency requires the use of the Sharps Containers __________
A. occupational safety and health administration
B. drug enforcement agency
C. department of defense
D. law enforcement agency

A

A. OSHA (occupational safety and health administration)

28
Q

Viruses can reproduce only in ___________
A. dead cells
B. living cells
C. both dead and living cells
D. no correct answer

A

B. living cells

29
Q

The process of killing all microorganisms in a certain area is called ___________
A. disinfection
B. washing
C. sterilization
D. dusting

A

C. sterilization

30
Q

The autoclave sterilizes or completely destroys microorganism by combining ___________
A. bleach and water underpressure
B. acid with steam
C. heat with steam under pressure
D. hot water and soap

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C. heat with steam under pressure

31
Q

What kind of environment do microorganisms grow best in _______________
A. cool and light
B. warm and light
C. cool and dark
D. dark and warm

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D. Dark and warm

32
Q

A disease state that results from the invasion and growth of microorganisms in the body is ____________
A. a syndrome
B. an infection
C. a laceration
D. an asepsis

A

B. An infection

33
Q

Practices to achieve asepsis are known as ___________
A. medical asepsis
B. contamination
C. clean technique
D. both a and c

A

D. both a and c
medical asepsis, clean technique.

34
Q

You should wash your hands for approximately _____________-
A. 15 to 20 seconds
B. 1 to 2 minutes
C. 10 minutes
D. 5 minutes

A

A. 15 to 20 seconds

35
Q

When you wash your hands you should stand ___________
A. up against the sink
B. five inches from the sink
C. so your clothes do not touch the sink
D. no correct answer

A

C. so your clothes do not touch the sink

36
Q

The faucet is turned off with ____________
A. your arm
B. a paper towel
C. your hand
D. no correct answer

A

B. a paper towel

37
Q

A health care worker who is unconsciously transports harmful bacteria but is not ill is called a (n) ___________
A. pre-infected
B. carrier
C. infectious
D. immune

A

B. carrier

38
Q

Groups or clusters of bacteria taken for laboratory study are called ___________
A. families
B. fungi
C. cultures
D. viruses

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C. cultures

39
Q

The patient with an infection may have ___________
A. loss of appetite and fatigue
B. fever, nausea, rash and vomiting
C. pain, redness or swelling
D. all answers are correct

A

D. all the answers are correct.
loss of appetite, fatigue, fever, nausea, rash, and vomiting, pain, redness, or swelling.

40
Q

Diseases that can be communicated from one person to another are called _____________
A. catching
B. contagious
C. germicides
D. decontaminated

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B. contagious

41
Q

When using a fire extinguisher the hose should should be directed to the ___________
A. middle of the fire
B. top of the fire
C. around the fire
D. base of the fire

A

D. base of the fire

42
Q

Aerobic bacteria prefer which of these environmental conditions to grow well _____________
A. increased nitrogen concentration
B. an extremely dry enviroment
C. oxygen
D. temperature <100 degrees fahrenheit

A

C. oxygen

43
Q

It is recommended that protective masks and eye wear, or face shields, be worn by laboratory technicians, or housekeeping personnel _____________.
A. when cleaning up blood or bodily fluids
B. at all times in the laboratory
C. when routinely cleaning equipment
D. when scrubbing laboratory floors

A

A. when cleaning blood or bodily fluids

44
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The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is _____________
A. contamination
B. disinfection
C. sterlization
D. heat

A

A. Contamination

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