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What instructions should the ccma give to a patient for collect 24 hour urine specimen?
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Should a patient with a gram positive cocci sputum specimen be placed in respiratory isolation?
yes
Do you refrigerate feces?
While you can refrigerate feces to control the bacteria that grows in it, generally, you'd flush it down the toilet or bury it. If you must collect a stool specimen, you should follow the doctor's instructions, and ask them if you don't understand what you must do.
What should you do if a specimen spills on your clothes?
What is the specimen?
What is the most effective way to convey instructions to a patient who is schedule to have a surgical procedure?
The best way is direct contact with the patient by talking to them. If there are a lot of detailed instructions of things they need to do before their procedure, like fasting, a letter with those details should also be sent to the patient in good time.
What is the most effective way to convey instructions to a patient who is scheduled to have a surgical procedure?
The best way is direct contact with the patient by talking to them. If there are a lot of detailed instructions of things they need to do before their procedure, like fasting, a letter with those details should also be sent to the patient in good time.
How is a nasopharyngeal culture done?
The patient should cough before collection of the specimen. Then, as the patient tilts his or her head backwards, the caregiver will inspect the back of the throat using a penlight and tongue depressor. A swab on a flexible wire is inserted into.
What preparations are associated with sputum culture?
The specimen for culture should be collected before antibiotics are begun. The patient should first rinse his or her mouth with water. If tuberculosis is suspected, collection of sputum should be carried out in an isolation room.
What precautions need to be taken when doing a nasopharyngeal culture?
The technician taking the specimen should wear gloves to prevent spreading infectious organisms. The patient should not be taking antibiotics, as these drugs may influence the test results.
When observing a slide should the specimen be on the top or bottom surface of the microscope?
A specimen should be on the top surface of the slide and place a cover-slip over it.
Can a doctor refuse care after he has done surgery?
The entire process should be made clear before the surgery is done. Sometimes the surgeon will only do the surgery and the family doctor or another doctor is responsible for all followup. Such a procedure should be made clear to the patient before the surgery. It is important that a family member or other person go with the patient to surgery to obtain follow up information. Frequently the patient is dazed and does not understand followup instructions. You should have written instructions for followup care that you received following surgery. That should tell you which medical personnel you are to use.
What are the basic concepts and precautions to be observed in specimen collection for microbial examination?
Basic Concepts for Micro Specimen Collection1. Universal precaution guidelines must be followed for collection and transport of all specimens. Specimens should be placed in tightly sealed containers; the containers should be free of any external spillage, and the specimens should be transported in bags.2. Collect the specimen from the actual site of infection, avoiding contamination from adjacent tissues or secretions.3. Collect the specimen at optimal times (i.e. early morning sputum for AFB culture).4. Collect a sufficient quantity of material.5. Use appropriate collection devices: sterile, leak proof specimen containers. Use appropriate transport media. (Anaerobe transport system Amies or Stuart's for bacterial cultures, Cary-Blair for stool culture, M4 for viral and chlamydia cultures.)6. Whenever possible, collect specimens prior to administration of antibiotics or antivirals.7. Properly label the specimen including the date, time, and initials of collector. The source of specimen is required.8. Minimize transport time. Maintain an appropriate environment between collection of specimens and delivery to the Laboratory.9. If appropriate, decontaminate the skin surface. Use 70-95% alcohol (ALC) and 1-2% tincture of iodine (TIO) or chloroprep containing chlorhexidine gluconate 2% and isopropyl alcohol 70% to prepare the site. Allow a contact time of two minutes to maximize the antiseptic effect.♥dulnuanregina™
What should you do when a medical emergency occurs?
When there is a medical emergency one should call for an ambulance. Make the patient comfortable, place in the recovery position if unconscious, then follow any instructions given by the emergency service.
