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Surgical Assisting
Mod B unit 2
| 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 |
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Jessierose
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