Question

1- What is a major health benefit that both patients and healthcare providers have observed with the use of point of care testing (POCT)?

a.Decrease in morbidity and mortality

b.Improved turnaround time for diagnosis

c.Ability to screen all patients for acute conditions

d.Determines appropriate treatment

2 - AD a 20-year-old football player who has been feeling ill for the past day. He visits his local pharmacist seeking appropriate treatment as he has a major game in a couple of days and must practice. He tells the pharmacist he has a runny nose, cough, sore throat, headache, chills, body aches, and feels fatigued. In order to determine the appropriate treatment, the pharmacist recommends testing with a rapid molecular assay to determine a diagnosis.

Considering the patient’s presentation, which of the following pathogen(s) may be detected using this CLIA-waived test?

a.Influenza A and B

b.HIV virus

c.Parainfluenza virus

d.Dengue virus

3 - Which of the following CLIA waived tests offers the highest specificity and sensitivity, and has become the gold standard, in detecting influenza viruses A and B in an ED or outpatient setting?

a.Immunofluorescence assays

b.Isothermal nucleic acid amplification

c.Rapid influenza diagnostic tests

d.Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assay

4 - Which of the following is not a quality assurance challenge encountered with the use of POCT?

a.Storage of test materials in remote locations

b.Monitoring of reagent expiration dates

c.Performing the test in the presence of the patient

d.Properly applying specific test methods

5 - Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the use of POCT?

a.Allows clinicians to routinely screen patients in an acute setting and help with chronic medical management in the outpatient setting

b.Is only used by clinicians to evaluate drug levels and routine testing of acute conditions

c.Can be used by clinicians for screening of chronic conditions in an outpatient setting

d.Can only be used for the medical management of chronic conditions

6 - To reduce the rate of morbidity and mortality in the United States due to respiratory tract infections, the College of American Pathologists has updated its guidelines to include additional measures to follow in order to continuously improve accuracy of testing.

Which of the following scenarios represents accurate application of the updated recommendations?

a.The emergency room technician collects, transports, and processes specimens based on standard protocols established by the hospital.

b.The emergency room technician collects, transports, and processes specimens based on hospital protocol that have been modified from the manufacturer’s instructions to meet the hospital’s needs.

c.The emergency room technician collects, transports, and processes specimens only following the manufacturer’s instructions.

d.The emergency room technician collects, transports, and processes specimens based on the instructions set by the state for management of specimens in a laboratory.

Answer 1

Ans1- b) improved turnaround time for diagnosis.

The theoretical advantages of POCT are faster turn-around-times (TAT), more rapid medical decisions, avoidance of sample identification and sample transport problems and the need of only small specimen volumes.

Ans2- a) influenza A&B.

Mentioned symptoms are of influenza virus.

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