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Epidemiology Test 2- 5th Year PMU

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Endocrinology test 2- Clinical Pharmacology 5th Year PMU
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Question 1

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Please choose the most commonly reported nosocomial infections
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  • endocarditis
  • infections of the surgical site, primary sepsis, infections of the lower respiratory tract, urinary infections
  • osteomyelitis, encephalitis

Question 2

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What is the main factor facilitating transmission of nosocomial infections?
Answer
  • medical instruments
  • medical equipment
  • hands of the medical staff, interns. students

Question 3

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What is the definition for a nosocomial outbreak?
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  • occurrence of 2 or more cases of nosocomial infection, caused by the same microorganism with the same or different localization and epidemic connection between the cases or the same mechanism for transmission
  • occurrence of 4 or more cases of nosocomial infection, caused by the same microorganism, with the same or different localization and epidemic connection between the cases or the same mechanism for transmission
  • occurrence of 8 or more cases of nosocomial infection, caused by the same microorganism, with the same or different localization and epidemic connection between the cases or the same mechanism for transmission

Question 4

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The possible sources of nosocomial infections arc divided as follows
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  • medical personnel and patients
  • exogenous and endogenous
  • students and postgraduate students

Question 5

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On what does the frequency of nosocomial infections depend?
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  • the strains of the microorganisms specific for the hospital
  • the number of beds in the hospital
  • the antibiotic resistance of the microorganisms

Question 6

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When was the term “Staphylococcal plague” first used?
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  • in the 1950's
  • in the 1990's
  • in 2000
  • in 1920's

Question 7

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Possible source of nosocomial infection can be
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  • patients in hospitals or dental units with diagnosed infection or carriers of infection
  • cockroaches
  • food
  • water

Question 8

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Factors for transmitting nosocomial infections can be [blank_start]Age[blank_end] [blank_start]Antibiotic[blank_end] Use [blank_start]Catheterisation[blank_end] [blank_start]Pathology[blank_end] [blank_start]Prolonged[blank_end] stay in hospital
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  • Age
  • Antibiotic
  • Catheterisation
  • Pathology
  • Prolonged

Question 9

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What percent of the hospital patients every year are affected by hospital acquires infection?
Answer
  • 1-5%
  • 5-10%
  • 10-15%
  • 15-20%

Question 10

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If you wear gloves while providing care, hand hygiene Is not required
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 11

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MRSA and other multi-drug-resistant organisms can be transmitted
Answer
  • Through medical equipment that is shared and not disinfected appropriately between patients
  • On the hands of health-care workers who do not perform hand hygiene as indicated in the 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene
  • Through environmental surfaces that are not properly cleaned
  • All of the above

Question 12

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When using alcohol-based hand rub, you should
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  • Apply the hand rub and wave hands until dry
  • Apply a sufficient quantity of hand rub and rub hands for a least 15 seconds, being sure to cover all areas: front, back, between fingers, nail beds and thumbs
  • Apply the hand rub and rub palms together for 10 seconds
  • Apply hand rub when you see infection control staff on the unit

Question 13

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Which types of infections can be transmitted as DAI (dental associated infections)
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  • blood-borne, air-borne, water-borne
  • only blood-borne
  • only air-borne
  • skin-borne

Question 14

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"Staph plague" is typical for which risk department?
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  • gynecology
  • otolaryngology
  • urology
  • psychiatry

Question 15

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List at least three etiological agents, causing NI [blank_start]E. Coli[blank_end] [blank_start]MRSA[blank_end] [blank_start]Pseudomonas[blank_end]
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  • E. Coli
  • MRSA
  • Pseudomonas

Question 16

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Who was first person to introduce the disinfection of the hands of medical students in the 19th century (1846)?
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  • Semmelweiss
  • Lister
  • Carl Landsteiner
  • John Hopkins

Question 17

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Which patient groups have the highest risk of HAI/NI?
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  • organ transplant patients, HIV-infected, multiple trauma and burns
  • patients with infectious diseases
  • patients in a children’s ward
  • patients in urology ward

Question 18

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Most health-care-associated infections are transmitted to patients
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  • On the hands of health-care workers
  • From dirty washrooms
  • From hospital food

Question 19

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You are working on a Friday night and several patients become symptomatic with vomiting and diarrhea. You should
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  • Wait till Monday morning and then contact infection control
  • No action is required: the day shift will sort it out
  • Place the patients on contact precautions, chart symptoms and follow your facility’s procedure for reporting a suspected outbreak
  • Ignore the situation and pretend you did not notice anything out of the ordinary

Question 20

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If your hands are visibly soiled, hand hygiene using alcohol-based hand rub is the preferred method
Answer
  • True
  • False
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