MDCA 1417 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024/2025
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MDCA 1417 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024/2025
1. Which is the earliest century in which women were accepted as medical doctors in Western culture? C - ANSWERSNineteenth
1. Which of the following was not included in medicine's early history of "specialists" in the healing arts? C - ANSW...
MDCA 1417 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2024/2025
1. Which is the earliest century in which women were accepted as medical doctors in Western culture? C
- ANSWERSNineteenth
1. Which of the following was not included in medicine's early history of "specialists" in the healing arts?
C - ANSWERSMidwife
1. In earlier times, what influence did culture have on medicine? C - ANSWERSAn important one
1. Which of the following medical pioneers discovered the method of vaccination against smallpox? D -
ANSWERSEdward Jenne r
1. Which of these discoveries or inventions was not made in the twentieth century? A -
ANSWERSStethoscope
1. Many ancient healers practiced certain types of what modem-day practices? B - ANSWERSYoga and
meditation
1. Which group of people focused heavily on the use of herbs in early medicine? D - ANSWERSChinese
1. Which of the following would NOT break the infection cycle? D - ANSWERSThrowing needles in the
garbage
1. Which of the following best defines pathogen? D - ANSWERScauses infectious disease
1. Which of the following best describes a susceptible host? B - ANSWERSImmunosuppressants and the
elderly
, Which of the following links in the infection cycle is the sixth link? E - ANSWERSSusceptible host
1. Which of the following best describes how to inhibit bacterial growth? C - ANSWERSKeep surfaces dry
and clean
1. Which of the following links in the infection cycle would be broken by cleansing and sterilization? D -
ANSWERSD. Infectious agent
1. Which of the following is the step in the infection cycle when an infectious agent leaves the reservoir
host? A - ANSWERSPortal of exit
1. Which of the following stages of infectious disease includes general complaints such as malaise and
fever? D - ANSWERSd. Convalescent
1. Which of the following is the most appropriate action of the medical assistant when sanitizing
instruments? C - ANSWERSUse heavy gloves
1. Which of the following is the most appropriate action of the medical assistant when removing
contaminated gloves? D - ANSWERSTum the gloves inside out one over the other
1. Which of the following applies to the set of infection control guidelines that should be used by all
health care professionals? A - ANSWERSa. Standard precautions
1. According to the CDC, standard precautions should be practiced at all times. of the following? D -
ANSWERSAll the above
1. Who has the highest risk of developing a nosocomial infection? C - ANSWERSa. Hospitalized patients
1. Which of the following is considered an antibiotic-resistant bacteria? D - ANSWERSMRSA
1. Practices such as hand washing, general cleaning, and disinfectant are all part of which of the
following? B - ANSWERSMedical asepsis
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