You perform a series of pulmonary function tests on a patient with a potentially infectious dis-ease carried via the airborne route. Which of the following infection-control procedures should you implement?
1. Wear a respirator or close-fitting surgical mask.
2. Dispose of, sterilize, or disinfect the tubing circuit after testing.
3. Clean the interior surface of the spirometer before the next test.
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: B
When performing procedures on patients with potentially infectious airborne diseases, practition-ers should wear a personal respirator or a close-fitting surgical mask, especially if the testing in-duces coughing. Practitioners should always wash their hands between testing patients and after contact with testing equipment. Although it is unnecessary to routinely clean the interior surfaces of the testing instruments between patients, the mouthpiece, nose clips, tubing, and any parts of the instrument that come into direct contact with a patient should be disposed, sterilized, or dis-infected between patients.
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