PMLS 1 - MIDTERM Flashcards
“Polyphagia” means:
increased swallowing or excessive hunger
A class ABC fire extinguisher contains what material?
Dry chemicals
A condition associated with the presence of dead sperm cells in seminal fluid is:
Necrospermia
A fire caused by a flammable liquid should be extinguished using which type of extinguisher?
Foam
A laboratory in a government hospital designated by the DOH to provide special diagnostic functions and services for certain diseases
National Reference Laboratory
A pathogen that can cause human or animal disease but is unlikely to be a serious hazard
Risk Group 2
A regional professional society founded in 1984 to promote biosafety and biosecurity
American Biological Safety Association (ABSA)
Yellow color in the NFPA classification describes what section?
Reactivity
Actions and control measures that are put into place to reduce or eliminate the risks
Bio risk mitigation
All the following is TRUE for sharps disposal EXCEPT:
Dispose the container if the sample is already full or overflowing
ALL the following procedure is safe in removing a person from electrical shock EXCEPT:
Using a metal object to pull the person
An increase in the number of white cells in the blood, especially during an infection is called:
leukocytosis
The area where the causative agent can live
Reservoir
CDC stands for
Center for Disease Control
Ensuring that biological materials are locked up and only available to authorized personnel
Biosecurity
First scientific director who established biological weapons
Franklin Roosevelt
Focuses on the diagnosis of diseases through microscopic examination of tissues and organs
Anatomical Pathology
HIV is under what risk group?
Risk Group 3
How many years should your laboratory store the anatomic and forensic pathology records?
One year
How much is the fine for a clinical laboratory that operates without the proper license?
1000 – 5000 php
How should biological materials that need to be transported from the laboratory to another location be handled?
Sealed in a secondary, shatterproof container
Hyperproteinemia means:
increased protein in the blood
If a number 2 is in the BLUE section of the hazard rating system, then the material should be considered as
Hazardous
Improving bio-risk management by recording, measuring, and evaluating organizational actions and outcomes to reduce bio risk
Bio risk assessment
In the classification of infective microorganisms by risk group, which of the following is considered as high individual risk, low community risk
Risk Group 3
In the laboratory, UA means:
Urine analysis
It aims to reduce the risk of illicit acquisition of high-risk biological units
Physical security
It considers proficiency and competency training of laboratory staff
Administrative control
It is an object that can cause harm
Hazard
It is the assurance that the sensitive and valuable information stored in a laboratory is protected from theft or diversion
Information security
It is the assurance that there is an awareness of what exists in the laboratory, where it is, and who is responsible for it.
Material control and accountability
It is the best place to perform the work when handling an infectious biological material
Biological Safety Cabinet
It is the likelihood of an undesirable event happening, that involves a specific hazard or threat and has consequences
Risk
It is the lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapors to form an ignitable mixture with air
Flashpoint
It is the most difficult and most effective control measure
Elimination
It is the probability an event occurring
Likelihood
It provides an international regulatory framework to ensure an adequate level of protection in the field of safe transfer, handling, and use of living-modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
It refers to a system or process controlling safety and security risks associated with the handling, storage, and disposal of biological agents and toxins in laboratories and facilities
Biosafety management
Makati Medical Center is categorized as what type of clinical laboratory?
Privately-owned, institution-based, tertiary
Which of the following statement/s is not a practice for BSL-3?
Wrap-around gowns, coveralls, head and shoe covers are used
Front-buttoned standard laboratory coats are suitable
The international biohazard warning symbol and sign are displayed on laboratory access doors
National Reference Laboratory which conducts External Quality Assurance System in Hematology
NKTI
NRL for Toxicology, Water quality and Drugs of abuse
EAMC
One of the employees has a red rash after removing gloves. What is the possible reason?
May have developed a latex allergy
PASS refers to:
Operation of a fire extinguisher
Rules and Regulation Governing the Establishment, Operation and Maintenance of Clinical Laboratories in the Philippines
RA 4688
The tertiary laboratory should have a floor area of at least:
60 square meters
The device that measures the total amount of radiation exposure
Analytical balance
Survey meter
Dosimeters
The first thing to do when a fire is discovered is to
Activate the alarm system
The head of a tertiary clinical laboratory is a
Licensed medical technologies
The license to operate a clinical laboratory should be renewed:
Annually
The term which means increased glucose in the blood
hyperglycemia
This file is a set of instructions compiled by an organization to help workers in performing routine operations
OSHA guideline
This manual encouraged countries to accept and implement basic concepts in biological safety and to develop national codes of practice for the safe handling of pathogenic microorganisms in laboratories within their geographical borders.
Laboratory Biosafety Manual
What does “cardiomegaly” mean?
enlargement of the heart
What does sclerosis mean?
hardening
What does the term “cholecystitis” mean?
inflammation of the gall bladder
What is a pathogen?
is the micro-organism that causes infection
What is the plural term of bacillus?
bacilli
What is the plural term of calyx?
calyxes
What is the proper way for storing chemicals?
Stored in safety cabinets
Which biosafety level is the most stringent, requiring maximum control and safety features?
BSL 4
Which of the following controls protect the workers from hazards by adding equipment and design of the laboratory?
Engineering controls
Which of the following equipment is/are required in the primary category?
Microhematocrit centrifuge
Which of the following extinguisher does not leave a harmful residue?
CO2
Which of the following indicates that there is a tumor?
myoma
Which of the following involves preventing the accidental transmission of disease in the laboratory?
Biosecurity
Which of the following is a possible physical hazard?
Running to answer the telephone
Which of the following laboratories is government-owned, institution-based and tertiary category?
East Avenue Medical Center
Which of the following means “nerve pain”
neuralgia
Which of the following means inflammation of the kidney?
nephritis
Which of the following means that the kidneys are not producing urine?
anuria
Which of the following means that the patient should fast or not eat anything hours before testing?
CBC
Which of the following means that there is a discharge flowing from the nose?
rhinorrhea
Which of the following medical terms is in the plural form?
bacteria
Which of the following pairs of prefixes and meanings is correctly matched?
endo: inside
Which of the following pertains to small cells?
microcytic
Which of the following suffixes means aspiration of fluid using a syringe?
centesis
Which of the following terms indicates decreased potassium in the blood?
hypokalemia
Which of the following tests are performed in a secondary clinical laboratory?
Measurement of Glucose, Creatinine and Uric Acid
Which of the following describes this picture? This chemical may cause skin and eye damage
Corrosive
