Quiz

Welcome! Are you ready to put your knowledge to the test? 

Whether you’re looking to prove your expertise, review key takeaways from the conference, or are simply curious about science and healthcare, our quiz is the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself and expand your understanding. From general knowledge questions to in-depth healthcare information, this quiz is designed to examine your level of understanding and potentially highlight areas for further learning. 

So, are you up for the challenge? Gather your thinking cap and let’s begin!

 

Results

#1. What does CPAP stand for?

Constant Pressure And Peak Flow

Chilled Positive Airway Pressure

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

#2. Which exposure will give you the highest dose of radiation?

A chest X-Ray

A flight across the Atlantic

1 kg of brazil nuts

#3. What is the name of the ligament that runs diagonally in the middle of the knee?

Anterior cruciate ligament

Deltoid ligament

Coracoclavicular ligament

#4. The OR Society is the professional home of the operational research and analytics community with approximately 3,000 members in 60 countries. What is their X (Twitter) handle?

@OperationalResearchSociety

@ORS

@TheORSociety

#5. Which of the following technologies can be used for therapeutic drug monitoring?

Cellulose acetate electrophoresis

Ultracentrifugation

Fluorescence immunoassay

#6. What is a stent?

Thin tube made from medical grade materials serving a broad range of functions

Flexible feeding tube that is placed through the abdominal wall and into the stomach

Small mesh tube that’s used to treat narrow or weak arteries

#7. What is the largest chromosome in a human cell?

Chromosome X

Chromosome 10

Chromosome 1

#8. What are bacteria grown on in the laboratory?

Glass slides

Agar plates

In water

#9. There are 5 million trillion trillion (5,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) bacteria in the world! What percentage is harmful to humans, plants and animals?

1%

49.70%

100%

#10. Registered nurses can deliver radiotherapy treatment to patients who have cancer?

FALSE

TRUE

#11. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and Moulds

Bacteria and Viruses

All of the above

#12. Why is a crossmatch needed before a kidney transplant can take place?

A and B

To ensure the patient and donor are compatible

To prevent the kidney being rejected

#13. Are all bacteria, yeasts, moulds and viruses bad for you?

Some are good, some are bad, some may have no affect

No

Yes

#14. Approximately how many people are on the UK national transplant kidney waiting list?

3,500

35

350

#15. What is OSA?

Orignal Sleep Architecture

Only Stay Awake

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

#16. Which one of these imaging techniques uses ionising radiation?

MRI

CT scan

Ultrasound

#17. How many different types of registered Radiographer are there in the UK?

3

2

1

#18. Which one of these activities does NOT involve the use of particle accelerators?

Physics research

Powering cars

Radiotherapy

#19. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

46

44

#20. A combined kidney and pancreas transplant is used in the treatment of which of the following?

Rheumatic fever

Diabetes mellitus

Chronic pancreatitis

#21. What is the main reason for randomising patients to their treatment allocation in a clinical trial?

Fairest way of deciding who gets which drug

To reduce bias

So that patients don’t know which drug they’re taking

#22. Name one reason an anaesthetist/doctor may use an ultrasound machine?

In order to calculate the dose of drugs to give to patients

In order to search patient blood results

#23. Which exposure will give you the highest dose of radiation?

Eating a banana

A chest X-ray

A flight across the atlantic

#24. Do a kidney transplant patient and donor need to be ABO blood group compatible?

No

Sometimes

Yes

#25. Why are cell therapy and gene therapy procedures carried out in a closed system?

To ensure the cells are sterile

To protect the scientists doing the work

To stop mutant cells escaping!

#26. What was Charles Darwin’s book on the theory of evolutiopn called?

On the Origin of Species

The Book of Life

The Tree of Life

#27. In which year was the first monoclonal antibody generated?

1985

1995

1975

#28. Which German physician and scientist discovered the organism that causes tuberculosis (TB) in 1882?

Robert Koch

Emanuel Klein

Rudolph Virchow

#29. What is the age of consent to be a bone marrow donor?

18

21

16

#30. What is the instrument called that is used to intubate a patients airway?

Stethoscope

Laryngoscope

Forceps

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