68W LPC - Test #1 Study Guide 2024/2025 Questions with Complete Solutions Chain of infection - Correct Answer infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host Vehicle to Transmissions (8) - Correct Answer Direct Contact; Indirect Contact; Human Carrier; Airborne; Water Borne; Food-Born; Vectors; Blood-Born Single most useful and effective means of breaking chain of infection - Correct Answer Hand washing What is the most frequent mode of disease transmission? - Correct Answer direct contact
Normal Cause of Infection - Correct Answer Phase 1: Incubation period
Phase 2: prodromal stage
Phase 3: full stage of illness
Final Phase (4): convalescent stage
Spores - Correct Answer Protect certain bacteria and become resistant to the environment and can cursive extreme conditions of light, dying and many chemicals. Spore forming bacteria are most difficult to control and destroy Pathogenic Bacteria - Correct Answer Neisseria causes gonorrhea, upper respiratory infections and infectious meningitis.Droplet Diseases - Correct Answer Meningitis, Pneumonia, Diphtheria, Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Influenza, Mumps, and Rubella contact precautions - Correct Answer Diseases include drug-resistant gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin and wound infections, hepatitis A, herpes simplex virus, and acute diarrhea Response to infection - Correct Answer Incubation - When the Pathogen Enters the Body 1 / 2
Prodromal Stage - onset of initial symptoms Full Stage of Illness - symptoms are acute and specific to the type of infection Convalescent Stage - acute symptoms subside nosocomial infection - Correct Answer a disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting Potential reservoirs for pathogenic growth in clinical setting - Correct Answer IV Fluids Foods Biological Materials Equipment host resistance - Correct Answer Naturally occurring body floras have an antibiotic relationship with pathogens and contribute to an individual's health side effects - Correct Answer Negative effects or actions other than the desired actions Contraindications - Correct Answer Situations where you would NOT administer the medication because it may do more harm than good Therapeutic Effects - Correct Answer Expected positive effect of a drug What factors increase a pathogen's virulence? - Correct Answer - Ability to produce enzymes that destroy blood cells
- Ability to produce enzymes that stop normal blood clotting
- Ability to produce enzymes that consume muscle fibers
- Ability to form protective capsules
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What microorganism needs a host to make protein and energy? - Correct Answer Virus