Question

11. In response to a positive biological indicator, all medical devices sterilized since the last
__________________ biological indicator should be recalled.
A. Active
B. Negative
C. Defective
D. Known
12. Pathogenic means.
A. Disease causing
B. Non-disease causing
C. alkaline
D. Friendly

13. The three critical variables for steam sterilization to be effective are.
A. Steam, Exposure, Temperature
B. Time, Temperature, Exposure
C. Time, Exposure, Steam
D. Steam, Time, Temperature
14. What is External Indicator?
A. To verify the air removal out of the chamber under specific conditions
B. To verify that the sterilization condition killed the microorganisms
C. To verify a load has been subjected to a sterilization process
D. To verify that individual packages of items have been expose to one or more conditions
15. Which is considered a high risk for special prions?
A. Neurology set
B. Endoscopic instruments

C. Fiber optic
D. Abdominal retractor

Answer 1

11. In response to a positive biological indicators, all medical devices sterilized since the last_______________________biological indicator should be recalled.

Answer-(B) Negative

A positive biological indicator refers a sterilization process in which there are still living and potentially infection causing microorganism on the medical devices.

12. Pathogenic means

Answer- (A) Disease Causing

Pathogenic defined as the capable of causing disease. For example Pathogenic E.coli bacteria make a person ill.

13. The three critical variables for steam sterilization to be effective are

Answer-(D) Steam,Time,Tempreture

Steam has penetrated a pack for a certain amount of time at a certain tempreture which is confirm by an integrator.

14. What is external indicator?

Answer-(D) To verify that indivisual packages of items have been expose to one or more conditions

Generally external indicators provide a visual indication of exposure of the package or exposure of the item to the sterilizing agent.

15. Which is considered as high risk for special prions?

Answer-(A) Neurology set

A prion is refers to the protien that can trigger normal protiens in the brain to fold abnormally and prion disease can affect human as well as animals.