Question 121
Which of the following agencies administers the certification test that you will be eligible to take at the end of your 4 semester?
Question 122
Diagnosis of malaria may require thick smears as well as conventional thin blood smears.
A definitive diagnosis of malaria can be made by:
Question 123
Modified Thayer Martin agar at 35ºC with CO2 is the correct answer. This is a typical presentation of systemic gonorrhea and Neisseria gonorrhea grows best on MTM medium at 35ºC. under CO2. Systemic gonorrhea occurs in 1% of cases and results in purulent arthritis and rarely septicemia.
An 18-year-old woman woke up in the morning to find that her left knee was hot, swollen, and very painful.
She could not walk to work and a friend offered her a ride to the clinic. She had never had a swollen joint before. Physical exam revealed a tender knee joint which yielded purulent synovial fluid on aspiration.
Gram-negative intracellular diplococci were seen on Gram stain. She also had a cervical discharge that was cultured. The cause of her infection would grow best on:
Question 124
Blood collected in CPDA-1 may be stored at 1 - 6 oC for up to 35 days.
How long may blood be stored using CPDA-1 preservative prior to transfusion?
Question 125
According to OSHA, Hazard Communication 1910.1200 has the purpose of ensuring that the hazards of all chemicals produced or imported are evaluated, and that information concerning their hazards is transmitted to employers and employees.
Also known as the "Right To Know Law," which one of the following OSHA regulations first dealt with specific information related to the contents of chemicals used in the workplace?