IAHCSMM Exam Review #2 Questions
and Answers
Third party reprocessors are regulated by - Answer -FDA
Which of the following is a not susceptible host - Answer -Trauma patient, Patients
undergoing radiation therapy,
Patient of inadequate Nutricia al status
There are many opportunities for Central Service Technicians to interrupt the chain of
infection - Answer -True
The path used by infectious agent fro. Reservoir to enter a susceptible host is - Answer
-Portal of entry
The ability of an organism to invade the host and cause disease - Answer -
Pathogenicity
Infectious agents have the ability to invade healthy persons - Answer -True
Virulence is the ability of the organisms to survive outside the host - Answer -False
The path by which an Infectious agent leaves the reservoir - Answer -Portal of exit
The degree of pathogenicity - Answer -Virulence
The quantity of organisms required to cause disease - Answer -Infectious dose
The ability of organisms to survive outside the host - Answer -Viability
Viruses are more virulent and also larger than bacteria - Answer -False
The respiratory tract is a - Answer -Both portal of exit and entry
The methods of using appropriate barriers to prevent transmissions of infectious
organisms from contact with blood and all other body fluids - Answer -Standard
precautions
, Disease caused in the course of being treated in the hospital - Answer -Nosocomial
Causative agents is the __________link in the chain of the infection - Answer -First
The process or ability to kill or control the growth of living organisms - Answer -Biocidal
Surgical site infection is an infection that occurs before surgery - Answer -False
Which of the following is not part of the principles of the aseptic technique? - Answer -
Know what is disinfected
What are the four principles of aseptic technique? - Answer -Know what is sterile
Know what is dirty
Know what is clean
Keep the three conditions separate
The decontamination process requires less knowledge of infection control than the
sterilization process - Answer -False
Pyrogens are microorganisms that cause fever - Answer -True
When a patient has an infection, and evidence sample sent to the microbiology lab for
analysis is _______ - Answer -Culture
Water is considered a reservoir of infectious agents - Answer -True
Agency which may intervene in a matter of worker protection even if there are no
specific regulations covering the situation. - Answer -OSHA
Regulations under the Clean Air Act are administered by - Answer -EPA
The agency which imposes very strict labeling requirements on manufacturers of
disinfectants used by the Central Service Department - Answer -EPA
Healthcare Regulations and standards establish - Answer -Minimal levels of quality and
safety
Heart valves and peacemakers are examples of FDA ___________ medical devices -
Answer -Class 3
What is Class 1 Medical devices? - Answer -least risky, not life sustaining, thermometer
What is Class 2 Medical devices? - Answer -medium risk, devices safe, EtO Sterilizer,
implant
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