What are the dangers and complications healthcare workers encounter working with antineoplastic agents?
Answer: These include, urine mutagenicity, chromosomal damage, sister chromatid exchange, micronuclei induction, DNA damage, HPRT mutations, and thioether excretion.
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A) Apply pressure to the child's nail beds B) Say loudly, "Open your eyes!" C) Ask the mother how long the child has been asleep D) Identify the child as unresponsive
What type of oxygen device is used to administer heliox to a non-intubated patient?
a. Nasal cannula c. Simple mask b. High-flow cannula d. Nonrebreathing mask
An 8-year-old male presents with a red and sore throat. The rapid group A Streptococcus screen is negative, and a sheep blood agar is inoculated
At 24 hours, there are no beta-hemolytic colonies present and moderate growth of normal upper respiratory flora. At 48 hours, the same culture results are present. Which of the following statements does not explain these results? A) The patient received treatment prior to specimen collection. B) His sore throat is due to Haemophilus influenzae, and it will not grow on blood agar. C) The causative agent is not bacterial. D) The culture was taken very early in the infection.
Sandra arrived a little late this morning because her car wouldn't start. Although she usually checks the exam rooms for cleanliness before bringing a patient back to an exam room, the rooms are almost always in good shape, so she skips that step this morning. As she brings the first patient into the exam room, she notices an unidentifiable clear gel-like substance on the edge of the examining table. The paper cover is clean and fresh. What should Sandra do?
A. Wipe up the substance with a tissue and assist the patient onto the examining table B. Call the front desk and ask them to have housekeeping come and clean the table C. Ask the patient to step back into the waiting area while she cleans up the table D. Spray the substance with a disinfectant and tell the patient the physician will be in shortly E. Notify her supervisor immediately that the room is not clean