Weekly Health Quiz - Patient Safety

According to the CDC
("Patient Safety: What You Can Do to Be a Safe Patient" March 2014)


"What can you do as a patient or loved one of a patient?"

a) "If you have a catheter, ask each day if it is necessary"
b) "Be sure everyone cleans their hands before touching you"
c) "Tell your doctor if you have these symptoms." " . . . redness, pain, or drainage at an IV catheter site or surgery site."
d) "Tell your doctor if you have 3 or more diarrhea episodes in 24 hours, especially if you have been taking an antibiotic"
e) all of the above (among others)



Answer:
e) all of the above (among others)

Source:
http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/patientSafety/patient-safety.html

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Weekly Health Quiz - "World Salt Awareness Week: March 10-16"

March 10-16 is "World Salt Awareness Week."

According to the CDC (March 2014), which is/are correct?  (choose one letter)

a) "3,400 mg: The amount of sodium the average American consumes each day—more than double the recommended limit for most adults."

b) "1,500 mg: The maximum level of sodium that people who are aged 51 years or older and those of any age who are African American or who have high blood pressure, diabetes, or kidney disease should consume in one day."

c) The 1,500 mg per day "recommendation covers the majority of US adults."

d) "2,300 milligrams (mg): The maximum level of sodium that Americans aged 2 years and older who do not fall into the" 1,500 mg category.

e) all of the above


Source:
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Sodium/

Answer:  (e) all of the above

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Weekly Health Quiz - Burns

According to the NIH, (A Burning Issue Handling Household Burns, 2013)  

which of the following are recommended?  

a) "See a doctor if the burn is dark red and looks glossy with a lot of blistering. These are signs of a deep second-degree burn."  
b) "Get immediate treatment if the burned skin is dry and leathery, perhaps with white, brown, or black patches. These are signs of third-degree burn."   
c) "Set your water heater’s thermostat to 120 °F or lower to prevent scalding burns."  
d) " . . . install smoke alarms on every floor of your home."  
e) all of the above



Source:
http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/issue/dec2013/feature2

Answer:  (e) all of the above

Weekly Health Quiz - FDA Acetaminophen Warning

According to the FDA (Jan 2014)

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm381650.htm

"FDA is recommending health care professionals discontinue prescribing and dispensing prescription combination drug products that contain more than ___________ of acetaminophen per tablet, capsule or other dosage unit."

"Cases of severe liver injury with acetaminophen have occurred in patients who:

• took more than the prescribed dose of an acetaminophen-containing product in a 24-hour period; 
• took more than one acetaminophen-containing product at the same time; or 
• drank alcohol while taking acetaminophen products."

a) 50 milligrams (mg)b) 100 milligrams (mg)  
c) 325 milligrams (mg)  
d) 650 milligrams (mg)
Answer: (c) 325 milligrams (mg)