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SPD Fundamentals

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What are the six types of environmental hazards?   Physical, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Biological, and Fire  
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What are the four types of communication?   1. Spoken 2. Non-Verbal 3. Written 4. Listening  
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What types of disaster relates to events within the broader community which may result in a sudden and massive influx of patients?   External Disasters  
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What term refers to the order in which medical or surgical items are received, processed and dispensed for patient use?   Workflow  
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What types of disasters are unique to a facility (such as bomb threats, fires, EtO spills, floods)?   Internal Disasters  
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What is the difference between a policy and a procedure?   Policies are general guidelines for action Procedures are specific steps for performing a task.  
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What do you call the process designed to improve quality of products and services provided?   CQI – Continual Quality Improvement  
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That traffic must be controlled to insure inspections go from dirty to clean areas is part of what type of “flow”?   People flow  
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What process uses a ventilation system to insure air circulates from clean areas into more dirty ones?   Air flow  
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What pressure is the Decontamination Area kept in relation to clean areas?   Negative  
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Risks posed by deadly pathogens such as viruses and bacteria are part of what environmental hazard?   Biological Hazards  
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Knowledge of escape routes and the locations of extinguishers and call boxes are used to prepare for what types of hazards?   Fire Hazards  
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Keeping work materials within easy access and setting tables to the correct height may decrease what types of hazards?   Physical Hazards  
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Forbidding the use of extension cords and replacing cords as they fray or crack helps to prevent what types of hazards?   Electrical Hazards  
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Conducting in-service education on all automated equipment helps prevent these types of hazards?   Mechanical Hazards  
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Knowing the proper instructions for reconstituting a dilution of enzymatic cleaner helps avoid what types of hazards?   Chemical Hazards  
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Which two environmental hazards can be severely diminished by proper use of PPE?   1. Chemical Hazards 2. Biological Hazards  
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What is the single most important method of preventing cross contamination?   Hand Washing  
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Instead of the word “disaster” some facilities use what as a substitution?   PICE – Potential Injury-Creating Event  
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SPD may be asked to deliver a great quantity of supplies to deal with a large external disaster to what type of area?   Triage  
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To whom should all injuries and accidents be immediately reported?   Supervisor  
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A description of corrective action to prevent a recurrence of an accident is required usually as part of what document?   Incident Report  
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In addition to revealing potentially unsafe work practices, this report is also needed for worker’s compensation purposes.   Incident Report  
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This type of foot ware should be avoided due to risks it presents for injury.   Opened-toed shoes  
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Important first words when answering the telephone should be a greeting, the department reached and what else?   Your full name  
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To make sure you understand what a caller is trying to convey, you should do what at the end of a phone conversation?   Repeat the message  
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When disposable supplies are received, what should take place prior to bringing anything into the department?   Remove from exterior shipping cartons  
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Crossing arms or legs may signal disinterest or disagreement with a speaker and is form of what type of communication?   Non-Verbal  
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Written communication should be specific, accurate and what else?   Brief  
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Where would you find information detailing procedures for cleaning up a peracetic acid spill?   MSDS  
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What does MSDS stand for?   Material Safety Data Sheet  
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Limiting conversations concerning patient information to only what’s needed to perform job function safeguards what?   Privacy  
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What areas make up a sterile processing department?   Decontamination Processing Sterilization Sterile Storage & Distribution  
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Decontamination, reprocessing, sterilization and distribution of reusable patient care supplies are the function of what department?   Sterile Processing Department  
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What body system’s functions include giving the body shape and support, protecting vital organs, and storing calcium?   Skeletal System  
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What tough but elastic connective tissue helps provide a framework to the body?   Cartilage  
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What is the difference between a tendon and a ligament?   Tendons attach muscle to bone Ligaments connect one bone to another bone  
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What do you call the place where two bones meet?   Joints  
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What operation replaces the bones at the end of the femur and proximal end of the tibia to allow continued motion of the knee?   Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)  
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What surgery replaces the head of the femur and where it fits in the acetabulum with ceramic or plastic components?   ORIF – Open Reduction Internal Fixation  
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What types of muscles create movement by applying force to bones and joints via contraction?   Skeletal Muscles  
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What types of muscles, when contracting, propel blood throughout the circulatory system?   Cardiac Muscles  
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What type of muscles allow for involuntary actions such as breathing?   Smooth Muscles  
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What type of procedure repairs a tear in the tendons and muscles that hold your shoulder joint together?   Rotator Cuff Repair  
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What type of procedure repairs a weakness in the abdominal wall through which inner tissue is pushing through?   Herniorrhaphy (hernia)  
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What body system stores learned information based on past experience that can later be recalled at will?   Nervous System  
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What body system controls all body activities and allows us to respond to stimuli?   Nervous System  
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What portion of nervous system includes the nerves that extend to the limbs and sense organs?   Peripheral Nervous System  
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What portion of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord?   Central Nervous System  
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What surgery opens the skull to facilitate access to the brain?   Craniotomy  
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What are the five sense organs?   1. Eyes 2. Ears 3. Nose 4. Tongue 5. Skin  
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What body system releases hormones that regulate metabolism and tissue function?   Endocrine System  
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What surgery removes a lens in the eye which has become cloudy and stiff with a man-made lens?   Cataract Extraction  
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What glands close to the kidneys secretes epinephrine in response to stress, anger or fear?   Adrenal Gland  
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What gland of the endocrine system secretes hormones which influence growth and maturation?   Pituitary Gland  
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The surgical procedure known as a thyroidectomy effects what system of the body most clearly?   Endocrine System  
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What gland, near the stomach, secretes digestive fluids into the intestine as well as produces the hormone insulin?   Pancreas  
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What reproductive glands produce sperm and the androgens?   The Testes  
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What body system produces the hormones that influence the development of masculine and feminine characteristics?   Reproductive System  
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During what procedure are the fallopian tubes burned shut, cut or closed with a type of clip to prevent future pregnancy?   Tubal Ligation  
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What hollow, muscular organ in females is where embryo development occurs?   Uterus  
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What body system filters waste products out of the blood and eliminates them from the body?   Urinary System  
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What surgical procedure involves vagina dilation and the scraping of the walls of the uterus?   D & C (Dilation & Curettage)  
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What bean-shaped organs regulate fluid balance in the body and filter out waste from the blood in the form of urine?   Kidneys  
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In what muscular and membranous sac is urine retained until discharge from the body?   Urinary Bladder  
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What body system does a Nephrectomy most clearly affect?   Urinary System  
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Through what duct does urine pass from the bladder to the outside of the body?   Urethra  
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What is the tube that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus?   Pharynx  
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What body system supplies the oxygen necessary for the production of energy?   Repertory System  
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What saclike organs remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen?   Lungs  
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What tube is the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs?   Trachea  
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What narrow, winding upper part of the intestines is where digestion is completed?   Small Intestines  
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What muscular membranous tube passes food from the pharynx to the stomach?   Esophagus  
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What weight loss surgery makes the stomach smaller using bands, clips or staples so that patients feel fuller sooner?   Gastric Bypass  
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What lower section of the intestines absorbs water from digested materials and solidifies feces?   Large Intestines  
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What body system delivers nutrients and oxygen to body cells and carries away harmful waste products?   Circulatory System  
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What surgery removes the gallbladder through an incision in the abdomen?   Cholecystectomy  
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What is the difference between arteries and veins?   Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart Veins carry blood towards the heart  
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What fluid consists of plasma in which red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are suspended?   Blood  
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What chamber of the heart receives blood from one or more atria and pumps it into the arteries?   Ventricle  
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What chamber of the heart receives blood from veins and forces it into a ventricle?   Atria  
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What surgery repairs a ballooning out of the wall of the aorta by excising it and replacing the injured portion with a man-made graft?   Abdominal Aortic Aneurysmectomy (AAA)  
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What procedure removes swollen veins in the rectum or anus either internal or external in nature?   Hemorrhoidectomy  
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What three main groups are bacteria divided into by shape?   1. Spherical (cocci) 2. Rods (bacilli) 3. Spirals (spirochetes)  
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What protein found in the chromosomes of a cell nucleus is the basis of all heredity?   DNA  
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What kinds of microorganisms are frequently transmitted by the bite of insects such as lice, bedbugs and ticks?   Rickettsiae  
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What causes Creuzfeld-Jakob Disease?   Prions  
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What is the name for the friendly microorganisms that populate the body and aid it in performing certain functions?   Flora  
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What the common name for the fungal condition known as tinea pedis?   Athletes Foot  
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What very tiny, molecular particles are simply self-replicating proteins and contain no DNA?   Prions  
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What is the “Control Center” or “Brain” of a cell?   The Nucleus  
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While vaccination is the most common way to prevent viral disease, this is hindered because they tend to do this over time?   Mutate  
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What color do gram-negative bacteria stain?   Pink or Red  
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What color do gram-positive bacteria stain?   Purple or Blue  
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What type of bacteria cannot live in the presence of air?   Anaerobic  
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What are the structures within cells with specific and vital functions?   Organelles  
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To what large grouping of microorganisms do amoebas belong?   Protozoa  
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What minute hair-like organelle similar to flagella beat in rhythmic waves to provide movement for certain cells?   Cilia  
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Two meters of this carrier of genetic information fits inside a nucleus.   DNA  
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What identification system is used to identify bacterial by the color they stain?   GRAM  
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What type of microorganism, such as viruses, must live inside another cell to survive?   Obligatory intracellular parasites  
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What does FDA stand for?   The Food and Drug Administration  
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What does OSHA stand for?   The Occupational Safety and Health Administration  
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What does AAMI stand for?   The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation  
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What does CDC stand for?   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  
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What organization was once known by the acronym JCAHO?   The Joint Commision  
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What does EPA stand for?   The Environmental Protection Agency  
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What does ANSI stand for?   American National Standards Institute  
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What does AORN stand for?   Association of Peri-Opperative Registered Nurses  
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What does ISO stand for?   International Standards Organization  
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What does APIC stand for?   Asssociation for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology  
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What regulatory agency watches over biologics and blood products?   FDA  
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What regulatory agency is responsible for work-related injuries?   OSHA  
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OSHA sets employee exposure limits to EtO gas. What agency regulates its manufacture and emissions standards?   EPA  
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What government organization focuses its attention on infection control?   CDC  
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Without what organization’s accreditation would a healthcare provider risk loosing insurance and Medicare reimbursement?   The Joint Commission  
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The EPA regulates the manufacture and emission standards of Eto gas. What agency sets employee exposure limits?   OSHA  
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The FDA stipulates that if a hospital reprocesses a single-use device it essentially becomes what?   The Manufacturer  
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Which regulatory agency is responsible for overseeing the reprocessing of single use medical devices?   FDA  
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Which regulatory agency’s protocols for dealing with prion exposure have been widely adopted by other organizations?   CDC  
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Which regulatory agency is responsible for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standards?   OSHA  
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What does SUD stand for?   Single Use Device  
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Which professional organization develops recommended practices for use, care and processing of surgical instruments?   AAMI  
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Standards issues by a professional organization are, as a rule, what?   Voluntary  
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What are mandatory laws or rules issued by a federal agency?   Regulations  
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What professional organization works with the CDC on standards of disease prevention?   APIC Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology  
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Standards issued by a federal agency can be either voluntary or what?   Regulatory  
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How much notice does The Joint Commission survey team have to give prior to a visit?   None- may arrive unannounced  
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The Joint Commission can conduct on-site surveys once anytime during a how many year period?   Three Years  
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How many days does a healthcare facility have to report to the FDA a death caused by a medical device?   Ten Days  
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How long do The Joint Commission’s on-site surveys generally last?   Two to Five Days  
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Proper use of PPE falls under which organizations mandate?   OSHA  
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Other than the FDA, to whom do healthcare facilities report deaths or injury caused by a device?   The Manufacturer  
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General recommendations for sterilization are provided by what organization?   AAMI  
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Which government agency is a branch of the Department of Labor?   OSHA  
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OSHA complaints are submitted through which program?   Whistle Blower  
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A perfect score with The Joint Commission would be what?   100  
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What word element comes AFTER the root word?   Suffix  
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What word element comes BEFORE the root word?   Prefix  
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What element of a word provides its primary meaning?   Root Word  
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What is the name for the letter (usually an ‘o’) added between word elements which makes medical terms easier to pronounce?   Combining Vowel  
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What does the root word CHOLE mean?   Bile  
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What root word means “skin”?   Derma  
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What does the root word CYSTO mean?   Bladder  
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What does the root word LIPO mean?   Fat  
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What doe the root word ARTHRO?   JOINT  
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What does the abbreviation ACL stand for?   Anterior Cruciate Ligament  
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What does the suffix ‘-itis’ mean?   INFLAMMATION  
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What does the suffix ‘–necrosis’ mean?   Death of tissue  
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What suffix means: “a cutting instrument”?   -tome  
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What does the abbreviation OMF stand for?   Oral Maillofacial  
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What root word means “uterus”?   HYSTER  
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What does the abbreviation ACF stand for?   Anterior Cervical Fusion  
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What prefix means ‘below’ or ‘deficient’?   HYPO  
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What does the prefix ‘endo’ mean?   WITHIN  
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What does the abbreviation TURP stand for?   Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate  
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What root word means ‘heart’?   CARDIO  
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What does the root word CRANIO mean?   SKULL  
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What does the prefix ‘hemi’ mean?   HALF  
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What does the abbreviation IOL stand for?   Intraocular Lens  
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What does the suffix ‘-cide’ mean?   KILL  
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