A negative sporicidal test you run on the autoclave comes back as negative. What does this mean?

Sterilization did not occur.
The spore test should be run again.
The control strip was contaminated.
Sterilization did occur.


Sterilization did occur.

Rationale: Sterilization did occur.

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A) The pulse pressure is 224 mmHg. B) The systolic blood pressure is 78 mmHg. C) The constant pressure in the veins is 156 mmHg. D) The diastolic blood pressure is 78 mmHg.

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Which of the following statements describe research?

A. It is a careful, diligent, and exhaustive search. B. It is designed to discover new facts and relationships. C. It is designed to gain solutions to problems. D. It is a careful, diligent, and exhaustive search designed to gain solutions to problems. E. It is a careful, diligent, and exhaustive search designed to gain solutions to problems and to discover new facts and relationships.

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You are administering oxygen at 15 L/min to a patient with respiratory distress. If you are using a D cylinder (cylinder constant, 0.16), which reads 1500 psi, how long will it take before you need to replace the oxygen cylinder?

A) 9 minutes B) 11 minutes C) 14 minutes D) 18 minutes

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Which equipment is MOST likely to be used when small amount of power is needed near the vehicle?

A. Inverter B. Mini-generator C. Portable generator D. Vehicle-mounted generator

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