Exam 6: Specimen Collection and Processing

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If transport of the specimen is delayed, the specimen can be maintained by all of the following, except

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What method is used to concentrate specimens to increase recovery of pathogens in the microbiology laboratory?

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Differential media

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When plating a nonroutine culture on primary culture media, the technician should ask all the following questions, except:

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The direct microscopic examination is a useful tool for all the following reasons, except

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How is culture media selected for specimen plating?

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Two types of specimens can use preservatives to maintain them until they can be delivered to the laboratory. They are

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All specimens must be transported

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To perform a quality laboratory analysis, the laboratory needs specific information regarding the patient and the specimen. What can be a critical weak link in the specimen management process?

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Microaerophiles are bacteria that grow

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Anaerobes are bacteria that grow

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The technician in the laboratory has received a specimen that is rejected. The technician calls the physician and tells the physician the specimen is unacceptable and the reason why. The physician insists that the culture needs to be performed on this unacceptable culture. What should the technician do?

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All of the following are questions that the microbiology technologist will ask while reading and interpreting the growth of cultures, except:

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If a 0.001 mL quantitative loop is used to inoculate plate media for a urine culture, each colony of growth represents how many organisms per milliliter in the original sample?

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Aerobes are bacteria that grow

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A safe method of transporting aspirated wound material would be in

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In certain instances, it is desirable for specimens to be inoculated directly onto culture media. Specimens for this pathogen can be placed onto a commercial transport system called a James E. Martin Biological Environmental Chamber (JEMBEC) system. What pathogen is this?

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Capnophiles are bacteria that grow

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Swabs are appropriate for specimens collected from all the following sites, except

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How does the DOT define an infectious substance?

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