Describe the four types of biohazardous medical waste
What will be an ideal response?
• Solid—Paper, cans, cups, and other garbage from nonclinical office areas.
• Chemical—Wasted drugs, cleaning solutions, and germicides. These items must be disposed of according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines.
• Radioactive—Any waste contaminated with radioactive material. Most common in oncology practices, this waste must be disposed of in containers clearly marked "Radioactive" and removed only by licensed facilities.
• Infectious—Any garbage exposed to bodily fluids or any laboratory cultures or blood products. These items must be separated from other waste items, placed in bags clearly labeled "Biohazardous Waste," and removed by a licensed medical waste removal company.
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A. Hooke's law B. Boyle’s law C. LaPlace’s law D. Dalton’s law
Forward grouping
a. Identifies antibody by combining the unknown plasma with known ABO red blood cells b. Identifies antigen by combining the unknown red blood cells with known antibody c. Occurs when the results of the forward and reverse grouping do not correlate d. Occurs when the results for the A and B antigen do not correlate
What is the typical PB picture in a patient with stage 1 IDA?
a. Normocytic normochromic b. Microcytic hypochromic c. Macrocytic normochromic d. Normocytic hypochromic
Answer As Directed: Which measure(s) of variability is (are) best for interpretation of test results and why?
What will be an ideal response?