Allied Healthcare EOPA Study Guide
Where would you find an anaerobic microorganism?
A) On a toilet seat
B) In the soil
C) In the air
D) In sterile Water - ANS-B) In the soil
anaerobic microorganisms - ANS-Organisms harmed by the air
What statement about bacteria is true?
A) All bacteria are harmful
B) All bacteria are round
C) All bacteria reproduce inside other living cells
D) All bacteria are single-celled organisms - ANS-D) All bacteria are single-celled
organisms
A man died from an infection caused by a rickettsiae. The infection was most likely
transmitted by:
A) Walking barefoot in a locker room
B) A blood transfusion
C) A tick bite
D) Breathing in contaminated air - ANS-C) A tick bite
A patient's sore throat is caused by streptococcus. How would it be treated?
A) Antibiotics
B) Antifungal gargle
C) Antiviral throat wash
D) There is no treatment - ANS-A) Antibiotics
What organism can only be seen with an electron microscope?
A) Virus
B) Protozoa
C) Bacteria
D) Fungus - ANS-A) Virus
Beth has a nosocomial infection. How did she get it?
A) Hiking in the woods
B) Have a massage at a local hotel
, C) Eating contaminated food
D) Spending three days in a hospital - ANS-D) Spending three days in a hospital
nosocomial infection - ANS-Infections acquired within the hospital
All pathogens are:
A) Animal like
B) Disease producing
C) Destroyed by antibiotics
D) Transmitted by insects - ANS-B) Disease producing
Tuberculosis is caused by tubercle bacillus, which is a/an:
A) Virus
B) Protozoa
C) Bacteria
D) Fungus - ANS-C) Bacteria
Albert has a yeast infection under his arm. It should be treated with a/an:
A) Antifungal cream
B) Antibiotic ointment
C) Vaccination
D)Hot compress - ANS-A) Antifungal cream
An infection that develops when the body's normal defenses are not working properly is
a/an:
A) Mutant infection
B) Nonpathogenic infection
C) Opportunistic infection
D) Recessive infection - ANS-C) Opportunistic infection
Non-pathogenic infection - ANS-Incapable of causing a disease
A sterile towel falls on the floor. The towel is now considered:
A) Infectious
B) Contaminated
C) Antiseptic
D) Disinfected - ANS-B) Contaminated
What could be found on the surface of a sterile instrument?
A) Viruses
Where would you find an anaerobic microorganism?
A) On a toilet seat
B) In the soil
C) In the air
D) In sterile Water - ANS-B) In the soil
anaerobic microorganisms - ANS-Organisms harmed by the air
What statement about bacteria is true?
A) All bacteria are harmful
B) All bacteria are round
C) All bacteria reproduce inside other living cells
D) All bacteria are single-celled organisms - ANS-D) All bacteria are single-celled
organisms
A man died from an infection caused by a rickettsiae. The infection was most likely
transmitted by:
A) Walking barefoot in a locker room
B) A blood transfusion
C) A tick bite
D) Breathing in contaminated air - ANS-C) A tick bite
A patient's sore throat is caused by streptococcus. How would it be treated?
A) Antibiotics
B) Antifungal gargle
C) Antiviral throat wash
D) There is no treatment - ANS-A) Antibiotics
What organism can only be seen with an electron microscope?
A) Virus
B) Protozoa
C) Bacteria
D) Fungus - ANS-A) Virus
Beth has a nosocomial infection. How did she get it?
A) Hiking in the woods
B) Have a massage at a local hotel
, C) Eating contaminated food
D) Spending three days in a hospital - ANS-D) Spending three days in a hospital
nosocomial infection - ANS-Infections acquired within the hospital
All pathogens are:
A) Animal like
B) Disease producing
C) Destroyed by antibiotics
D) Transmitted by insects - ANS-B) Disease producing
Tuberculosis is caused by tubercle bacillus, which is a/an:
A) Virus
B) Protozoa
C) Bacteria
D) Fungus - ANS-C) Bacteria
Albert has a yeast infection under his arm. It should be treated with a/an:
A) Antifungal cream
B) Antibiotic ointment
C) Vaccination
D)Hot compress - ANS-A) Antifungal cream
An infection that develops when the body's normal defenses are not working properly is
a/an:
A) Mutant infection
B) Nonpathogenic infection
C) Opportunistic infection
D) Recessive infection - ANS-C) Opportunistic infection
Non-pathogenic infection - ANS-Incapable of causing a disease
A sterile towel falls on the floor. The towel is now considered:
A) Infectious
B) Contaminated
C) Antiseptic
D) Disinfected - ANS-B) Contaminated
What could be found on the surface of a sterile instrument?
A) Viruses
