Question | Answer |
Pathogen- | Disease producing microorganism. |
Bactericidal | Ability to destroy disease-causing bacteria |
Aseptic | Germ free |
Immunity | Resistance to disease |
Sanitization | Cleans an item but does no destroy microorganisms or bacteria. |
Biopsy | The removal of tissue for the purposes of determining the presence of cancerous (malignant) cells. |
Cryosurgery | of freezing temperatures from a probe to destroy abnormal cells |
Hyfreactors | Small electrocautery units used to perform minor cautery procedures in the medical office. |
Incision | Surgical cut into the tissue. |
Invasive | Enters the skin |
Anaerobic | Microorganism which thrives best or lives without oxygen |
Aerobic | Microorganism which is able to live in the presence of oxygen |
Syndrome | A set of symptoms or disorders which occur together and indicate the presence of a disease. |
Nosocomial- | Infection that is acquired after a person has entered the hospital. It is caused by the spread of an infection from one patient or person to another |
Lymphocytes | Type of white blood cell in the vertebrate immune system |
Electorcautery | - Destroys tissue and controls bleeding by coagulation |
Autoclave | An effective means of sterilization in the medical offica. There are three types steam under pressure, dry heat, and dry gas or radiation |
Probe | - An instrument used to explore wounds and cavities usually with a curved, blunt point to facilitate insertion |
Suture- | Thread material that are used to bring together a surgical incision or wound until healing takes place. |
Scrub assistant | A sterile assistant |
Surgical assistant | A clean assistant durning a surgery. |
Abrasion | Wound in which outer layers of skin are rubbed away due to scraping. Will generally heal without scarring. |
Laceration | Wound in which the edges are torn in an irregular shape. Can cause profuse bleeding and scaring. |
When should the surgical gear be prepared? | The day before |
What is the diffrence between Medical asepsis and surgical asepsis? | Medical is clean Surgical is sterile. |
CDC | Centers of Disease Controle |
OSHA | Occupational Health and Safety Administraition |
communitable | Capable of being transmitted from one individual to another. |
Diffrence between direct and indirect? | direct is Actual contact, indirect is through inhaling or touching droplets |
Virus | Smallest living organism |
Protozoa | Largest of the one-celled microorganisms. |
Major things used for sterile or asepsis | Chemical or physical (autoclaving, Sterile feilds, Cidex) |
Swagged needles | Needle and suture materials are combined (one length) |
Plain Cat Gut Sutures | Absorbs the fastest. |
Where do we cut the knot? | 1/8 to 1/4 above the knot |
Another name for ladicain | Zidicain |
When it comes to sutures the bigger the number the _________ to suture. | smaller |
Jopheph Lister found | Carbolic Acid |
Kelly Hemostate | Clamp to hold or pull tissue out of the way. Serrations do not go all the way down the jaw. |
Allis Tissue foreseps | Grasps tissue with its teeth. holds it securly with its ratchet handles. |
What is a probe used for? | Used to explore wounds and cavities usually curved blunt point |
I&D | Insision and dranage |
When Scrubbing in use what temp water? | Warm |
Cocci | round |
Diplococci | Grows in pairs |
Streptococci | Grows in chains |
Staphylococci | Grows in clusters |
Bacilli | Rod shaped |
Spirilla | Spiral Shaped |