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CER EXAM 2023: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Enteroscopy - ✔️ Examination of the small intestine

To prevent damage, __________ should not be tightly coiled - ✔️ light bundles

_______ is used to perform procedures involving the large intestine - ✔️
Colonoscope

A PEG is performed to ______ - ✔️ insert a flexible feeding tube

When performing a gastroscope the _______ are visualized - ✔️ esophagus
and stomach

During an ERCP the _______ is NOT visualized - ✔️ colon

Which part of the endoscope conducts light through the shaft and transmits
images? - ✔️ Umbilical cord

What should be removed first when removing PPE? - ✔️ shoe covers

cleaning - ✔️ According to AAMI "the removal of contamination from an
item to the extent necessary for further processing for the intended use'

detergent - ✔️ A cleaning agent that lowers surface tension to dislodge or
dissolve soil

Bioburden - ✔️ Microorganisms on contaminated scopes

The size of the sink for manual cleaning of scopes should be ______ - ✔️ deep
and large enough to completely submerge the endoscope

A solution with the pH of 9 is considered ______ - ✔️ alakaline

Cavitation - ✔️ The mechanical action in an ultrasonic cleaner

The ventilation system in the scope cleaning room must be maintained at -
✔️ negative pressure

,A major cause of AER failures is - ✔️ using incorrect connectors

OSHA - ✔️ requires the eyewash stations be available or emergency use

The OSHA Hazard Communication requires that MSDS must be available for
_______ - ✔️ each chemical in the department

How often should cleaning and sterilization instructions be requested from
the device manufacturer? - ✔️ each time the item is purchased

Semi-critical - ✔️ According to Dr. Earl Spaulding, devices that come in
contact with intact mucous membranes during use

Electrical equipment - ✔️ Class C fire extinguisher

Incident reporting - ✔️ required when an employee is injured on the job

Automated endoscope reprocessors are used because ______ - ✔️ they
provide standardized cleaning of interior and exterior surfaces of the
endoscope

Bloodborne pathogen exposure is regulated by - ✔️ OSHA

Under standard precautions, all blood and body fluids should be - ✔️
handled as if they were infectious

Why is it important for technicians to learn anatomy and physiology? - ✔️
To recognize where endoscopes are used

Myobacteria - ✔️ The pathogen associated with tuberculosis. Aerobic, non-
spore-forming, non-moving, rod-shaped organisms

Ethics - ✔️ The practice of doing the right thing

Recommended practices - ✔️ Statements of sound principles of practice
that are based on scientific data and expert opinions

, Regulation - ✔️ A rule designed to govern behavior. Compliance is
mandatory (required by law)

EPA - ✔️ Approves disinfectants used on non-living things in healthcare
facilities

Compliance with OSHA regulaitons is _______ - ✔️ required by law

Procedure - ✔️ Steps for performing a task

8%-12% - ✔️ The percentage of healthcare workers with latex allergies

Confidentiality - ✔️ The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act ensures this ethical issue

Flexible endoscopes MUST be completely reprocessed so that _______ - ✔️
patient care is not affected

Policies - ✔️ Defines what a department MUST do

NIOSH - ✔️ This entity makes recommendations on how personnel should
protect themselves from latex exposures

FDA - ✔️ Food and Drug Administration. This agency requires medical
device manufacturers to provide end users in healthcare facilities with
specific instructions on how to reprocess reusable products. Regulates single-
use device reprocessing. The goal is consumer protection

Anatomy - ✔️ The branch of science refers to the form and organization of
body parts

Liver - ✔️ The largest internal organ

Homeostasis - ✔️ The tendency of the body to maintain a stable internal
environment

Nosocomial - ✔️ An example of a patient contracting an infection from an
improperly reprocessed endoscope

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