Question

1. when collecting a throat swab from a patient for the rapid test or routine culture, you swab:

standard 8.3
a. the lips, cheeks, gums, teeth, tongue, and peritonsillar area
b. the cheeks, gums, and peritonsillar area
c. only the cheeks and peritonsillar area
d. only the peritonsillar area

Explanation:

For a throat swab (rapid test or routine culture), the target area is the peritonsillar area (where pathogens like streptococcus causing pharyngitis are typically found). Lips, cheeks, gums, teeth, tongue are not the target for throat swab (they are oral cavity, not throat/pharyngeal region). So only the peritonsillar area is swabbed.

Answer:

d. only the peritonsillar area