Question | Answer |
a yellow discoloration due to a backup of the pigment bilirubin in the tissues, a pathological antemortem extravascular discoloration | jaundice |
another name for jaundice | icterus |
bacteria that multiplies in blood | septicemia |
most common type of jaundice, caused by the liver, bile duct, and gallbladder | obstructional jaundice |
blood borne jaundice caused by hemorrhaging, poisoning, fever, or septicemia | hemolytic jaundice |
low formaldehyde content, or glutaraldehyde with reducing agents or a counter stain describes what kind of fluid | jaundice fluid |
a restricted cervical method is preferred for what kind of case? | jaundice |
inject a milder fluid into the head, and a stronger fluid into the body in what kind of case? | jaundice |
radiation type which does not penetrate internal organs | alpha |
radiation type which uses high speed electrons, which bounce off of most things, and do not penetrate the organs | beta |
deadly radiation that will pass through the body, causing significant changes | gamma |
cobalt 60, iodine 131, gold 198, and strontium 89 all produce what two types of radiation? | beta and gamma |
phosphorous 32 produces what type of radiation? | beta |
radium 226 produces what type of radiation? | gamma |
that amount of radioactive material or isotope in which 37 million atoms disintegrate in one second | millicurie |
dangerous radiation levels are above ____ millicuries | 30 |
radiation levels in which extra precautions (heavy apron, thick gloves, etc) are necessary are between ___ and ____ millicuries | between 5 and 30 |
"safe" levels of radiation are under ___ millicuries | 5 |
blood infection where poisonous substances are absorbed from the outside (ex: venomous snake bite) | sapremia |
poisonous blood, bacteria, or virus invading the body | toxemia |
bacteria living in the blood, but not multiplying | bacteremia |
pus formation in the blood | pyemia |
the use of coinjection fluids for primary dilution instead of an aqueous vehicle is the definition of | waterless embalming |
the three most common embalming complications accompanied by chemotherapy treatment antemortem are | jaundice, dehydration, build up of nitrogenous waste |
PPE includes (per OSHA bloodborne pathogen standard) | face mask, eye protection, gown, gloves, shoe and head covers |
prep room equipment (per OSHA bloodborne pathogen standard) includes | eye wash station, drench shower, hand washing sink, cover over embalming sink, sharps container, waste container, biohazard container, warning signs (formaldehyde, no eating/drinking/smoking) |