Myocardial Infarction — Unit test Answers

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Which best defines medical asepsis?

A
a condition that is sterile or free from infection
B
a condition that is contaminated or infected
C
a condition that is sterile or infected
D
a condition that is contaminated or free from infection
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The Heimlich maneuver (also called abdominal thrusts) is used primarily

A
to save a drowning victim.
B
when a person is not breathing.
C
to revive a patient who lacks a heartbeat.
D
when a foreign body airway obstruction occurs.
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A patient in the emergency room has been in cardiac arrest for three minutes before her heart is restarted. What is the most likely consequence of this episode?

A
The brain will not have received oxygenated blood.
B
The heart will be stronger than before.
C
Death will occur.
D
There will be few if any complications.
6

Which nosocomial infection is most likely to be contracted from a catheter?

A
surgical site infection
B
urinary tract infection
C
Clostridium difficile
D
hospital-acquired pneumonia
7

Charley is in the hospital visiting a friend who has a broken leg. Charley does not wash his hands after he left the room because his friend is injured but not sick. What did Charley do wrong?

A
He should have taken all droplet precautions because they should be practiced in cases of injuries.
B
He should have taken all contact precautions because they should be practiced in cases of injuries.
C
He should have taken all airborne precautions because they should be practiced in every case.
D
He should have taken all standard precautions because they should be practiced in every case.

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