Exam 2

Question 1

Air flow in a microbiology laboratory should be:

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from lower to higher risk areas

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minimized as much as possible

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optimized to prevent the settling of dangerous aerosols

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well-filtered by recirculating it through numerous filters before recycling

Question 2

Procedures such as grinding, mincing, vortexing, and preparing smears:

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create aerosol droplets and should be performed only in an approved biosafety cabinet.

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are hazardous and should be performed while wearing gloves and gown protection.

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should be avoided with specimens known to contain infectious agents

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produce a spill hazard and should be performed over an absorptive mat.

Question 3

Class I biological safety cabinets:

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protect the environment from contamination by biological agents by filtering the air as it is exhausted from the cabinet.

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sterilize the air as it passes over the material in the cabinet

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are completely enclosed and have gloves that enable the worker to manipulate the material in the cabinet.

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are often called laminar flow hoods.

Question 4

Optimal protection of specimen, personnel, and environment is accomplished with which class of biological safety cabinet?

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Class IV

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Class I

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Class II

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Class III

Question 5

The method of choice for sterilizing items such as antibiotic solutions, chemicals, radioisotopes, and vaccines that are heat-sensitive is:

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filtration

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dry, low temperature heat.

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moist, low temperature heat.

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chemical

Question 6

To be sterilized in an autoclave, infectious medical waste should be:

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processed for 30 to 60 minutes at 132C and 15 psi pressure

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packed tightly to avoid dangerous pressure pockets.

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processed for 15 to 20 minutes at 121 C and 30 pounds per square inch (psi) pressure.

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processed for at least 1 hour at 121 C and 15 psi pressure.

Question 7

The autoclave sterilizes material by:

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applying moist heat at high temperatures and increased pressure.

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applying dry heat at high temperatures and pressure.

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infusing gaseous chemicals that kill organisms.

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cleaving protein bonds found in most biological agent cell walls.

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