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DAS116 INFECTION CONTROL FLASHCARDS TO STUDY FOR ICE 2024/2025
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ESTUDYDAS116 INFECTION CONTROL FLASHCARDS TO
STUDY FOR ICE 2024/2025
1. **What does a rust inhibitor do?**
a) Enhances the strength of metal
b) Prevents the corrosion of non-stainless steel items during steam sterilization
c) Cleans metal surfaces
d) Improves the shine of metals
**Answer:** b) Prevents the corrosion of non-stainless steel items during steam sterilization
2. **What microbe causes thrush and denture stomatitis?**
a) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
b) Candida albicans
c) Streptococcus pyogenes
d) Bacillus atrophaeus
**Answer:** b) Candida albicans
3. **When should heavy utility gloves be used?**
a) When cleaning the office
b) When working with contaminated instruments
c) During routine patient exams
d) When applying makeup
**Answer:** b) When working with contaminated instruments
4. **What is the leading cause of sterilization failure?**
a) Using old equipment
b) Overloading the sterilizer
c) Using the wrong cleaning agents
d) Incorrect temperatures
**Answer:** b) Overloading the sterilizer
5. **What is irritant dermatitis?**
a) An allergic reaction to a substance
b) A non-immunologic reaction caused by contact with a substance that irritates the skin, leading to
redness, dryness, and cracking
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c) A bacterial infection
d) A fungal infection
**Answer:** b) A non-immunologic reaction caused by contact with a substance that irritates the skin,
leading to redness, dryness, and cracking
6. **What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?**
a) A type of bacterial infection
b) A chronic, progressive, fatal disease of the central nervous system caused by a prion
c) A skin condition
d) An autoimmune disorder
**Answer:** b) A chronic, progressive, fatal disease of the central nervous system caused by a prion
7. **What does HBsAg positive indicate?**
a) Hepatitis C infection
b) Chronic or early Hepatitis B infection
c) Hepatitis A immunity
d) Healthy liver function
**Answer:** b) Chronic or early Hepatitis B infection
8. **What is a rag wheel used for in dentistry?**
a) Cleaning teeth
b) Polishing plastic parts of appliances and dentures; must be heat sterilized before reuse
c) Cutting metal
d) Measuring dental impressions
**Answer:** b) Polishing plastic parts of appliances and dentures; must be heat sterilized before reuse
9. **What bacteria can commonly be found in dental unit waterlines?**
a) Candida albicans
b) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
c) Streptococcus pyogenes
d) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
**Answer:** b) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
10. **Which spores are used to monitor dry heat sterilizers?**
a) Geobacillus stearothermophilus
b) Bacillus atrophaeus
c) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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d) Candida albicans
**Answer:** b) Bacillus atrophaeus
11. **Which spores are used to monitor Chemiclave (chemical sterilizers)?**
a) Bacillus atrophaeus
b) Geobacillus stearothermophilus
c) Streptococcus pyogenes
d) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
**Answer:** b) Geobacillus stearothermophilus
12. **What is a Chemiclave?**
a) A type of autoclave
b) A sterilizer operated by a chemical solution
c) A cleaning agent
d) A disinfectant
**Answer:** b) A sterilizer operated by a chemical solution
13. **What are the time, temperature, and pressure specifications for a Chemiclave?**
a) 10-20 min, 250-260°F (121-127°C), 15 PSI
b) 20-30 min, 260-270°F (127-132°C), 20 PSI
c) 30-40 min, 270-280°F (132-138°C), 25 PSI
d) 15-25 min, 250-270°F (121-132°C), 30 PSI
**Answer:** b) 20-30 min, 260-270°F (127-132°C), 20 PSI
14. **What is an Autoclave?**
a) A device for polishing
b) Equipment used to sterilize articles by steam under pressure
c) A chemical disinfectant
d) A type of glove
**Answer:** b) Equipment used to sterilize articles by steam under pressure
15. **What is Hepatitis C (HCV)?**
a) A viral disease affecting the liver, transmitted by blood exposure, sharing needles, or from mother
to infant; rarely transmitted sexually
b) A bacterial infection
c) A type of fungal infection
d) An autoimmune disorder
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