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Question 19
Your patient presents with signs and symptoms consistent with a viral upper respiratory tract infection. Which of the following specimens should you collect?
Question 19 options:
a)
Throat swab
b)
Nasopharyngeal swab
c)
Sputum sample
d)
Chest x-ray
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- Question 13 Additional precautions (in addition to routine practices) should be used when treating adult clients infected with: Question 13 options: a) Streptococcus pneumoniae b) West Nile Virus c) Influenza A d) Chlamydia trachomatisQuestion 7What is the primary determinant of virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae? Question 7 options: a) The ability to lyse red blood cells b) The presence of a polysaccharide capsule c) The presence of train-specific teichoic acids in its cell wall d) The production of pneumolysinQuestion 22 Which of the following represents the most common specimen collected in cases of lower respiratory tract infections? Question 22 options: a) Saliva b) Sputum c) Urine d) Throat swab
- Question 16 Within the context of infectious disease, which of the following specimens would be considered irretrievable? Question 16 options: a) Wound swab b) Blood sample for therapeutic drug monitoring c) Cerebrospinal fluid d) Urine sampleQuestion 5  Antibiotic resistance might be assumed if 1. bacterial colonies are present on a streptomycin negative plate 2. bacterial colonies are present on a streptomycin positive plate 3. bacterial colonies are absent on a streptomycin negative plate 4. bacterial colonies are absent on a streptomycin positive plateQuestion 64 Neisseria gonorrhea is able to disseminate from the primary site of infection to distal sites such as the heart or joints. By what mechanism is this microorganism able to disseminate? Question 64 options: a) This microorganism possesses strong flagella that can propel them through blood vessels b) This microorganism produces endospores that can resist phagocytosis and later germinate c) This microorganism possesses fimbriae which allow them to “hitch a ride” on sperm cells d) This microorganism can survive phagocytosis and multiply within neutrophils
- Question 28 Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a complication resulting from the: Question 28 options: a) Triggering of the complement system b) Release of lipid A from dying Gram-negative bacteria c) Release of cytotoxins d) Attachment of bacterial cells to the endocardiumQuestion 4How does an autopsy differ from a medico-legal autopsy? Discuss..Question 17 A nurse colleague asks for your help in drawing blood cultures from a patient with suspected bacteremia. You notice that he has handed you two bottles, each with a different colour label. What is the reason for having two different culture bottles? Question 17 options: a) One bottle is used to identify Gram positive organisms and the other bottle helps identify Gram negative organisms b) There is no reason for two bottles. The microbiology laboratory only needs one bottle c) One bottle is used for aerobic bacteria and the other bottle is used for anaerobic bacteria d) One bottle is used to identify the bacterial organism, and the other bottle is used as a back-up in case the microbiology laboratory needs a larger sample