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CBSPD
Flashcards Practice Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Movement of items from clean areas to dirty areas to prevent contamination of the environment. | Work Flow |
| A strain of the bacterium enterococcus that is resistant to the powerful antibiotic vancomycin; infections occur when the bacteria enter the bloodstream, urinary tract, or surgical wounds | VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococcus) |
| Living carrier of pathogenic organisms from one host to another. | Vector |
| Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome; an acute inflammation of the anterior segment of the eye after cataract surgery. Caused by inadequate removal of detergent or disinfectant residues after cleaning of ocular instruments. | TASS |
| Multichamber unit composed of three to five interconnected chambers, each with a specific task. | Tunnel washer |
| Compact steam sterilizer that has a chamber volume of no more than 2 cubic feet and that generates steam when distilled or deionized water is added. | Table Top Sterilizers |
| Individual who has little resistance to disease. | Susceptible host |
| Device that comes in contact with mucous membranes. | Semi critical device |
| Steam that contains 3% entrained water | Saturated steam |
| Condition resulting from microorganisms or their toxins in the bloodstream. | Sepsis |
| Water produced by a filtration process in which pressure is used to force a solution through a membrane, with the result that solutes are retained on one side of the membrane and the pure solvent passes to the other side. | Reverse osmosis water |
| Abnormal virus-like proteins that do not contain DNA or RNA. | Prions |
| Steam sterilizer in which the air is removed by means of a series of vacuums. | Prevacum Sterilizer |
| Process by which oxygen combines with another substance. | Oxidation |
| Amount of inventory to keep on hand. | Par level |
| Final stage in the manufacturing of instruments; process in which a chemical dip removes all debris and creates a layer of chromium oxide. | Passivation |
| Disease-producing microorganism | Pathogen |
| Bacteria; germs producing fermentation, putrefaction, and disease. | Microbes |
| Quick low-temperature sterilization process that uses gas plasma for the sterilization of packaged devices. The parameters for LTGP sterilization are time, temperature, and hydrogen peroxide gas plasma. | Low-temperature gas plasma sterilization |
| Process that kills viruses, mycobacteria, fungi, and vegetable bacteria, but not spores. | Intermediate level disinfectant |
| Immediate use steam sterilization | IUSS |
| Class 5 chemical indicators; chemical indicators whose response depends on the achievement of all of the critical parameters of the specific sterilization process they were designed to monitor. | Integrating indicators |
| Invasion of the body by microorganisms that multiply and produce injurious effects. | Infection |
| To separate into ions, particles that carry an electric charge. | Ionize |
| Inanimate objects that serves as transmission agent for microorganisms. | Formites |
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