Spaulding’s classification for instruments and items for patient care fall into three categories; critical, semi-critical, or noncritical for the purposes of disinfection or sterilization. under this classification, into which category does an endoscope fit?

a. critical
b. semi-critical
c. noncritical

Which of the following is a way to prevent poisoning? a. avoid the overuse of bleach and disinfectant. b. keep carbon monoxide detectors away from the kitchen. c. follow medicine prescriptions properly. d.

A74-year-old woman, who has been followed for the past 25 years for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease comes to the ed complaining of 48 hours of temperature to 38.6 c and worsening shortness of breath. she has a chronic productive cough, which has become more copious. on physical examination, she has rhonchi and increased fremitus in the posterior mid-lung field. a gram's stain reveals many epithelial cells and multiple gram-positive and gram-negative organisms; no neutrophils are seen. which of the following is the most likely organism causing the symptoms? - escherichia coli- haemophilus influenzae- klebsiella pneumoniae- mycobacterium tuberculosis- mycoplasma pneumoniae

Which statement about adolescene is false