Alcohol inactivates m - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

____________ contact: micoorganisms are spread from an infectious agent through a contaminated object. Ex: object like pt mirror, person, vehicles or vectors). - indirect ____________ contact: micoorganisms are spread from blood and blood-containing body fluids directly through the mucous membrane or non-intact skin. (direct touching of an infectious agent) ex: air/water syringe tip. - direct _____________ flora colonizes on superficial layers of the skin and can be removed by hand washin...

What are the three measurements used and what's the relationship between them? millimeters (mm) - 10^-3 M micrometers (Mm) - 10^-6 M nanometers (nm) - 10^-9 M 1000 nm = 1 Mm 1000 Mm = 1 mm Humans can see up to what measurement? ~100-200 Mm What are three contradictions to the definition of a microbe? Supersize microbial cells, Microbial communities, and viruses What are Robert Hooke - Built the first microscope - First to observe mold, fleas, and cork under a micro...

  Klebsiella oxytoca - Answer: Indole pos A/A on TSI Klebsiella pneumonia - Answer: Indole neg Virus transported for 92 hours.. - Answer: Lyophilized (freeze-dry) Mold that needs Olive oil - Answer: Malassezia furfur CK normal, cT elevated - Answer: AMI Release heparin/histamine, IgE - Answer: Basophils Mast cells If Le and Se inherited, what phenotype? - Answer: Le (a-b+) Pheochromocytoma tests for - Answer: Metanephrine Seen in end stage of degeneration (re...

Most common type of skin cancer in USA - Skin cancer Most common type of skin cancer - basal cell carcinoma basal cell carcinoma symptoms - Appearance varies; smooth, shiny bump, pink to pearly white Basal cell carcinoma common locations - cheeks, nose, face, neck, arms, back basal cell carcinoma diagnosis gold standard - biopsy. if not an option, refer to derm Actinic keratosis - Precursor to squamous cell carcinoma numerous dry, round and pink to red lesions w/ rough and scaly texture ...

general structure of an amino acid - answer-Central C, a hydrogen, an amino group, a carboxy acid group, and a side chain (R group) Glycine, Gly, G - answer-non-polar, aliphatic (does not have dissociable acid) Alanine, Ala, A - answer-non-polar, aliphatic (does not have dissociable acid) Proline, Pro, P - answer-non-polar, aliphatic (does not have dissociable acid) Leucine, Leu, L - answer-non-polar, aliphatic (does not have dissociable acid) Valine, Val, V - answer-non-polar, al...

CBSPD FINAL EXAM- CHAPTERS #1-11 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Alcohol inactivates microorganisms by? - Answer-Denaturing the proteins Which of the following high-level disinfectants requires activation prior to use? - Answer-Glutaraldehyde Patient Care Equipment should be reprocessed when? - Answer-After each use Which of the following is not a part of the final preparation of patient care equipment for resuse? - Answer-Placement of disassembled parts into plastic bag Which of the follow...

A patient is receiving carboplatin. The nurse would expect to administer this drug by which route? - Intravenous The nurse may be asked to administer which medications to a client to counteract the increase in uric acid and subsequent hyperuricemia resulting from the metabolic waste buildup from rapid tumor lysis? - allopurinol A nurse should understand which adverse effects of antineoplastic drugs are related to the death of rapidly growing cells? (Select all that apply.) - *Alopecia *Le...

USMLE STEP 1 Pharmacology Final Exam Review USMLE STEP 1 Pharmacology Final Exam Review What are the major functions of the α1 receptor? Increase vascular smooth muscle contraction, increase pupillary dilator muscle contraction (mydriasis), increase intestinal and bladder sphincter muscle contraction What are the major functions of the α2 receptor? Decrease sympathetic outflow, decrease insulin release, decrease lipolysis, increase platelet aggregation, decrease aqueous humor producti...

1. For lower premolars, the purpose of inclining the handpiece lingually is to, A. Avoid buccal pulp horn B. Avoid lingual pulp horn C. Remove unsupported enamel D. Conserve lingual dentine - ANSWER A. Avoid buccal pulp horn Explanation 1- avoid BUCCAL pulp horn 2- conserve ling. dentine So take A and B if available 2. For an amalgam restoration of a weakened cusp you should, A. reduce cusp by 2mm on a flat base for more resistance B. reduce cusp by 2mm following the outli...

Medical intervention factors that affect risk of infection - ANSWER-indwelling devices, staffing ratio, lengths of stay, duration of invasive procedures, medications, # of exams by providers, type of institution, and knowledge/experience of providers environmental intervention factors that affect risk of infection - ANSWER-disinfectant type used, contact with animals, hand hygiene anatomical/phys factors that affect risk of infection - ANSWER-preexisting diseases, trauma, malignancies, age...