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The classification of streptococci based on group-specific cell wall carbohydrates is:

The spinal fluid of a newborn is received in the laboratory. The mother had received limited prenatal care, works at a pet store and has been suffering from gastroenteritis for the past ten days. The Gram stain of the spinal fluid shows the presence of tiny Gram positive diphtheroid along with neutrophils. The specimen is plated onto sheep blood agar, chocolate agar and MacConkey agar. You would expect it to grow on:

Observe the image of bacterial colonies and select all colonial characteristics that would be relevant to record:

An anesthesia tech is delivering a new anesthesia machine to OR room 4. They look around and see two different types of outlets. Which of the following is the most important consideration when choosing a plug?

A ST is setting up for a case and both the circulator and anesthesiologist have left the room to retrieve the patient. While alone in the room, the ST accidently drops, to the floor, the surgeon’s favorite pair of scissors. The ST does not retrieve them, even though they know the surgeon will be upset. What characteristic is the ST displaying?

The appropriate setting for humidity % level within the surgical setting is:

A medical supply representative for Stryker Total Hip systems is delivering newly requested items to be processed for a surgical procedure the following day. The rep enters an area of the facility where workers are donned in OR issued scrubs and surgical caps and is referred to as Central Sterile Supply and Processing (CSPD). What is this area considered?

Which of the following is an example of an enriched component of the fire triangle in the operating room?

The CST is requesting wound closure suture from the circulating RN during a herniorrhaphy. What phase of surgical management is occurring? 

During a surgical procedure, the surgeon asks for the special suture that he specifically requested in his notes the day before. The ST does not have that suture available and begins to blame the circulator for it. What characteristic is the ST not exhibiting?