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A high opening pressure on a lumbar puncture would be most consistent with which of the following sources?
A. Hydrocephalus
B. Viral Infection
C. Bacterial Infection
D. Both A and C
E. None of the above
D. Both A and C
(Hydrocephalus and Bacterial Infection)
A complete blood count (CBC) is drawn to evaluate for which of the following evaluations?
A. Liver Function
B. Kidney Function
C. Heart Function
D. Bone Marrow Function
Bone Marrow Function
True or False: You are at the surgical table assisting on a surgery. The surgeon, who is on your right, wants to move left where you are standing. The appropriate way to allow this movement is for you to step back from the table, continue to face the table and then allow the surgeon to slide across in front of you. You then step back to the table where the surgeon was standing.
False
You have completed the scrub of your hands and forearms and have entered the operating room. You complete the glove and gown procedures and now aiait the rest of the surgical team. Which of the following is an appropriate place to rest your hands?
A. Hands on your hips
B. Arms hanging by your sides
C. Interlocked fingers with hands on your chest
D. Keep your hands in your armpits
Interlocked fingers with hands on your chest
You have just completed your entire surgical scrub at the scrub sink. As you move your hands and arms out of the sink, your right forearm touches the soap dispenser. Which of the following is the required next step?
A. Scrub the right arm from fingertips to elbow
B. Scrub only the affected area of the forearm
C. Enter the OR and prepare to glove and gown
D. Start the scrub all over again from the beginning
Start the scrub all over again from the beginning
When preparing and applying a splint to an extremity, when should you check a patient’s neurovascular status?
Before and after applying
An elevated WBC count with an associated elevation in lymphocytes would be most consistent with what infection source?
Viral
Which of the following test or combination of tests most thoroughly assesses liver function?
A. ALT/AST
B. Alkaline phosphate
C. PT/INR
D. A and B
E. All the above
All the above
A 40-year-old female presents to your office complaining of urinary frequency, suprapubic pressure, dysuria, and urinary urgency but minimal urinary volume upon urination. Which of the following would be an expected finding on a urinanalysis?
A. Positive for glucose
B. Positive for protein
C. Positive for ketones
D. Positive for nitrates
Positive for nitrates
A BMP evalutes which of the following?
A. Liver function
B. Renal function
C. Electrolytes
D. B and C
E. All the above
Renal Function and electrolytes
(both B and C)
Which of the following is the most common cause for the reoccurance of an abscess?
A. Not using enough anesthesia
B. Leaving in the wound packing too long
C. Not making a wide enough incision to promote adequate drainage
Not making a wide enough incision to promote adequate drainage
True or False: A culture of an abscess is not routinely performed unless a patient is immunocompromised
True
A patient on your service has been diagnosed with MRSA. What type of infection control measures are reguired to examine this patient
A. Fluid impervious gown
B. Face shield/ mask
C. 3 foot zone around the patient
D. N-95 respirator
A
Which of the following is considered a ‘clean’ area of personal protection
A. Earpieces outside of the mask
B. Outside surface of the gloves
C. Outside sleeves of isolation gown
D. External front surface of goggles
A
Family members are visiting a patient with VRE. One of the family members asks what the single most important way to prevent or reduce the spread of infection. What is the correct response
A. Proper hand washing
B.Wearing a face mask when ill
C. Prophylacting abx to prevent nosocomial infection
D. Age appropriate immunization
A
