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In what stage do most lab errors occur?

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the pre-analytical stage

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What joint would require longer incubation?

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Shoulder aspirate

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What sample requires prolonged incubation for Actinomyces?

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jaw infection (wound or swab)

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What is the death rate percentage from errors in patient identification?

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50%

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How many patient identifiers do you need to confirm?

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two

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What are four different patient identifers?

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  • full name
  • OHIP number
  • DOB
  • Hospital accession number
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What kind of precautions would you take in collecting a specimen sample from a patient with MRSA or VRE?

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contact precautions (in addition to routine precautions)

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What kind of precautions would you take for a patient with respiratory symptoms?

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Droplet precautions

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In what case would you don airborne precautions whilst collecting a specimen sample from patient?

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  • SARs
  • avian influenza
  • TB
  • measles
  • chicken pox
  • disseminated herpes zoster
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What 3 types of specimens MUST be stored at room temperature?

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  • CSF for bacterial culture
  • anaerobic organisms
  • blood culture bottles
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What kind of specimens MUST be stored between 2-8’C?

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specimens for viral detection

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What is the maximum amount of time a specimen being tested for a bacterial culture can be stored?

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less than 24 hours

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What organisms are negatively impacted from a delay in transport to lab?

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  • Group A strep from throat swabs
  • N. gonorrhoeae (cervical culture)
  • N. meningitidis (CSF, blood culture)
  • anaerobes
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viruses stable for about _ days in 2-8’C

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2-3 days

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Besides CSF specimens, what are some more examples of STAT specimens?

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  • tissue or wound culture is suspecting necrotizing fasciitis
  • malaria
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For blood culture, on average, how much blood do you collect?

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8-10 ml per bottle

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If there is a medical emergency, how much blood is taken for culture?

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2 or more samples taken from different venipuncture sites, sequentially over a short period of time (minutes)

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If endocarditis is suspected, how is blood taken differently?

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collection happens over a period of time to show continuous bacteremia

  • at least 2 positive cultures of blood samples drawn >12 hours apart, OR
  • all 3 or a majority of >4 separate cultures of blood (first and last specimen drawn 1 hour apart)
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A positive blood culture can reflect contamination not infection, when does contamination occur?

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during the collection phase

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Laboratory calculates contamination rate by counting the number of blood cultures with:

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  • coagulase negative staphylococci
  • viridans streptococcus
  • micrococcus
  • propionibacterium spp
  • corynebacterium spp
  • bacillus spp (common in environment, survives as spore)
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When using proviodine to disinfection site where blood will be drawn, how long must you wait after wiping area?

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1.5-2 minutes

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When using tincture of iodine to disinfection site where blood will be drawn, how long must you wait after wiping area?

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30 seconds

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When using chlorhexidine to disinfection site where blood will be drawn, how long must you wait after wiping area?

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30 seconds

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T/F: you do not need to disinfect the rubber septum of bottle because it is protected by cap

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FALSE: not protected by cap MUST disinfect

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Why is it uncommon to draw blood from catheter?
Because there is an increase in false positive cultures
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When is it appropriate to draw blood culture from a line?
When there is a suspected line-related infection or if very difficult to draw
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What does the continuous detection system look for in blood culture resulting in alarm sounds when detected?
increase in CO2 or decrease in O2
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What can be concluded from a positive gram stain?
the bacteria stains purple and it is gram-positive because the walls are thick it holds onto the color of the stain
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What type of bacteria soaks up the safranin stain?
gram-negative bacteria because of it's thin walls
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Which identification system detects yeast and bacteria?
Vitek2
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What is the novel method for rapid identification (20 min) of microorganisms with laser pulses generating unique patterns for different types of microorganisms?
MALDI-TOF
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What are four non-invasive ways to collect a urine sample?
1. clean-catch midstream specimens 2. catheter 3. ileal conduit 4. bagged specimens in pediatrics
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What are four invasive ways to collect a urine sample?
1. cystoscopic 2. ureteral 3. percutaneous nephrostomy 4. supra-pubic aspirate
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When collecting urine sample from foley catheter what 2 things do you NEVER want to do?
1. obtain sample from the catheter bag (highly contaminated) | 2. never send the tip of the foley catheter
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For a wound culture what is the best type of specimen to collect?
either a tissue or fluid NOT swab when possible
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What drugs are CPEs resistant to?
almost all antibiotics including, all penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, etc
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What are some detection methods of CPE?
- screen for resistance using susceptibility testing methods - if MIC to ertapenem or meropenem is elevated, perform additional testing - immunoassay
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What are some bacterial causes of infectious diarrhea?
salmonella, shigella, campylobacter, yersinia enterocolitica, shiga-toxin producing E. coli, C diff
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What is the most common cause of diarrhea developed in the hospital?
clostridium difficile
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What are some common viral causes of diarrhea?
noravirus, adenovirus, astrovirus, enterovirus
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What are some parasites that cause diarrhea?
giardia, entamoeba histolytica/ dispar, dientamoeba fragilis, tapeworms, nematodes, cryptosporidium, cyclospora
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In what case would we send a rectal swab as a stool specimen?
for infants, other than that avoid sending rectal swab
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If you need to collect a stool sample but the client is unable to void, can you instruct them to use laxatives?
NO do not use laxatives
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When would a sample of stool be rejected for C diff?
formed stool or patient <1 year
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What is a frequent error that results in rejection of stool sample?
incorrect media transport
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What are some examples of irretrievable specimens?
CSF, pleural fluid, joint aspirate, pericardial fluid, vitreous fluid
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What is the order of tube collection?
Tube 1: cell count Tube 2: chemistry (glucose and proteins) Tube 3: microbiology (need large volumes if fungal or TB cultures requested 10 ml) Tube 4: cell count
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How soon is the gram stain reported back from the lab?
within 1 hour
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For CSF, what are the most common bacterial pathogens?
S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, listeria monocytogenes, Group B strep, E. coli
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Why is there a minimum of two blood samples taken?
one aerobic and one anaerobic
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What infection control measures must be taken for someone suspected of meningitidis?
droplet
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What is the sensitivity of cytospun gram stain of CSF?
56-86%
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What is the method of detection for respiratory specimens?
Nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS)
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What is the most commonly used method of respiratory viral detection?
molecular assays
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What causes acute pharyngitis?
S. pyogenes (Group A streptococcus)
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When collecting a sputum sample, when should the patient rinse their mouth?
First and then cough into container
57
Mould detection require longer incubation around 3-6 weeks, and is mainly identified based on:
- microscopy - colonial features - growth at different temperatures - some reagents - aspergillus
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In fungal detection methods, what is used to diagnosis acute or chronic infection?
serology
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What is the most common immunoassay method that is able to detect HIV antibody?
Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
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What diagnostic method can be used for viruses, bacteria, parasitology and fungi?
molecular methods; nucleic acid is extracted from the specimen or isolate, different methods can be used to amplify the RNA or DNA
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What diagnostic method has increased sensitivity that t can detect organisms that have been delayed in transit, or cannot be cultured?
molecular method

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