Cic exam stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chain of Infection - ANSWERS1)Infectious agent= organism with ability to cause disease; greater virulence, invasiveness, and pathogenicity => increased odds of infection 2) Reservoir: place where microbes can persist and reproduce 3) Portal of Exit: way for microbe to leave the reservoir 4) Mode of transmission: method of microbe transfer from one place to another 5) Portal of entry: opening that allows microbe to enter host 6) Susceptible host: Lacks immunity or physical resistance to p...

Atypical Mycobacterium Staphylococcus Pseudomonas - ANSWERSWhat organisms have been associated with transmission of infection after body piercing? When an epidemiological investigation is being conducted. ( very costly no standards exists) - ANSWERSWhat is an indication for routine environmental culturing? 1. HA- TB 2. Single case aspergillosis 3. HA- Varicella 4. Increase in post op SSIs - ANSWERSWhat can HVAC malfunctions cause in the hospital setting? 41 F/ 5 C or lower - ANSWER...

CIC CLEANING, STERILIZATION, DISINFECTION, AND ASEPSIS EXAM STUDY GUIDE SOLUTIONS 1. Which of the following is likely to result in the highest efficacy of medical instrument cleaning: a. Use of a central reprocessing area for all instrument cleaning b. Local instrument reprocessing within the area of care c. Use of an acidic pH cleaner d. Allowing the instrument to dry after use and before cleaning - ANSWER-A Use of a central reprocessing area for all instrument cleaning Rationale: A ce...

CIC Surveillance Exam Study Guide Solutions Surveilance - ANSWER-a comprehensive method of measuring outcomes and related processes of care, analyzing the data, and providing information to members of the healthcare team to assist in improving those outcomes. endemic - ANSWER-usual presence of a disease or condition in a specific population or geographical area. Attack Rate - ANSWER-an incidence proportion, rather than a true rate, that is used to measure the frequency of new cases of a ...

Recipients of allogenic hematopoeietic stem transplantation (HSCT) should be placed in rooms with how many air exchanges per hour? 3 5 10 12 - ANSWERS12. A greater number of air exchanges per hour prevent opportunistic infections among stem cell transplant recipients Because of the increased risk of infection with parenteral nutrition, the maximum infusion time for a parenteral lipid bag to run is? 6 hours 12 hours 18 hours 24 hours - ANSWERSMaximum 12 hours. Lipid emulsions pose ...

Chapter 4 AAPC CIC Exam Study Guide Solutions CMS - ANSWER-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CoP - ANSWER-Conditions of Participation CfC - ANSWER-Conditions for Coverage (CMS) JC - ANSWER-The Joint Commission PII - ANSWER-Personally Identifiable Information. Information about individuals that can be used to trace a person's identity, such as a full name, birthdate, biometric data, and identifying numbers such as a Social Security number (SSN). Organizations have an obligatio...

1. I was discovered in 1894 by a Swiss physician in Hong Kong 2. I was the causative agent of an epidemic that tore through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions of people 3. I am a rod shaped Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium 4. People most commonly become infected when bitten by an infected flea; however can also become infected from direct contact with infected fluids or tissues from an animal that is sick or has died from the disease. 5. Three types: Bubonic, septicemic, and...

Causative agent -ANSWERS microbial organism with the ability to cause disease Reservoir of the agent -ANSWERS where organism can survive but may or may not multiply (Humans, animals, insects, food, environment: HepB on a hemodialysis machine, healthcare workers) Portal of exit of the agent from the reservoir -ANSWERS provides a way for a microorganism to leave the reservoir (respiratory: nose, mouth; GI: feces; skin; inanimate objects) Mode of transmission of the agent -ANSWERS method o...

Medical intervention factors that affect risk of infection - ANSWERSindwelling 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 - ANSWERSdisinfectant type used, contact with animals, hand hygiene anatomical/phys factors that affect risk of infection - ANSWERSpreexisting diseases, trauma, malignancies, age...

hypersensitivity - ANSWERSan allergic immune response to an antigen high-level infection - ANSWERSprocess of inactivating bacteria, mycobacteria, fungi, and viruses BUT NOT large # of spores Hep B surface antibody (anti-HBs) - ANSWERSprotective antibody against Hep B Hep B e Antigen (HBeAg) - ANSWERSfound in serum during acute/chronic Hep B infection. Indicative of viral replication and increasing infection. Hep B surface antigen (HBsAg) - ANSWERSserologic marker that indicated chron...