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 are bacteria grown on in the laboratory?

Agar plates

Glass slides

In water

#2. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

46

44

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

A flight across the Atlantic

A chest X-Ray

1 kg of brazil nuts

#4. What is OSA?

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Orignal Sleep Architecture

Only Stay Awake

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

Stethoscope

Forceps

Laryngoscope

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

No

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

Yes

#7. 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

@TheORSociety

@ORS

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

In order to search patient blood results

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

#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?

49.70%

1%

100%

#10. What is a stent?

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

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

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

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

350

35

3,500

#12. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and Moulds

Bacteria and Viruses

All of the above

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

Deltoid ligament

Anterior cruciate ligament

Coracoclavicular ligament

#14. 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

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

No

Sometimes

Yes

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

A flight across the atlantic

Eating a banana

A chest X-ray

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

16

21

18

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

Ultrasound

CT scan

MRI

#19. Which Infectious disease is the leading cause of death worldwide?

TB

Drug resistant gonorhoeae

MRSA

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

On the Origin of Species

The Tree of Life

The Book of Life

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

2

1

3

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

Rudolph Virchow

Robert Koch

Emanuel Klein

#23. What is the length of human DNA in a single cell?

10 meters

2 meters

6 meters

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

To prevent the kidney being rejected

To ensure the patient and donor are compatible

A and B

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

To protect the scientists doing the work

To ensure the cells are sterile

To stop mutant cells escaping!

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

Cellulose acetate electrophoresis

Ultracentrifugation

Fluorescence immunoassay

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

TRUE

FALSE

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

Physics research

Powering cars

Radiotherapy

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

Chronic pancreatitis

Rheumatic fever

Diabetes mellitus

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

Chromosome 1

Chromosome 10

Chromosome X

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