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Name the items for chain of infection
- means of entry
- means of exit
- reservoir host
- means of transmission
- susceptible host
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first defence against the spread of disease?
proper handwashing
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Bleach to water solution ratio
1:10
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when a MA is putting on sterile gloves, what should the MA do first?
use non-dominant hand first
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an instrument that sterilizes with steam under pressure
autoclave
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who used carboloic acid to disinfect?
Joseph Lister
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what is the size of the smallest suture?
6:0
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smallest living organism
virus
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sets and enforces standard universal precautions
- OSHA
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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sets guidelines to prevent the spread of disease?
- CDC
- center for disease control
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sets standards for lab and lab procedures
CLIA
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sutures
medical term for stitches
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surgery done with freezing temperatures
cryosurgery
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during a surgical scrub, what should the temperature of water be?
warm
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sterilization time requirements for rubber products (gloves, aprons, tubing)
15/20 minutes
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used to create surgical asepsis
autoclave
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destroys microorganism by fire
incineration
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outpatient surgery time
60 minutes or less
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small portable tray used in the medical office
mayo tray
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air above sterile field is considered what?
Part of the sterile field
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collagulate small blood vessels
electrocautry
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resistance to disease
immunity
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disease producing microoganism
pathogen
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removal of tissue to test
biopsy
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airborne precautions are designed for what?
- reduce infection
- pt known to be infected
- pt suspected of being infected
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smell electrocautery units used to perform minor cautery procedures in teh medical office
abilitly to destroy disease causing bacteria
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ability to destroy disease causing bacteria
bactericidal
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use of freezing temperatures from a probe to destroy abnormal cells
cryosurgery
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The removal of tissue for purposes of dertemining the presence of cancerous (malignant) cells
biopsy
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disease producing microorganism
pathogen
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resistance to disease
immunity
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surgical cut into tissue
incision
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use of high frequency, alternating electric current to destroy, cut, or remove tissue.
electrocautery
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produce antibodies during the antigen-antibody reaction.
lymphocytes
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carefule scubbing of equipment and imstuments using a brush and detergent with a neutral pH. cleans items but microorganisms and bacteria are not destroyed
sanitization
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hospital acquired infection from one pt or person to another
nosocomial
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what type of hepatitis do physicians recommended that infants and adolescent are vaccinated against
Hepatitus B
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A set of symptoms or disorders which occur together and indicate the presence of a disease.
Syndrome
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a microoraganism which thrives best without oxygen is called what?
Anaerobic
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Nerve block, epideral
Xylocaine
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Germs could be killed using carboilc acid
carbolic
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wound in which the edges are torn in an irregular shape
laceration
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wound in which outer layers of skin are rubed away due to scraping
abrasion
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a sterile assistant who passes instruments
scrub assistant
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materials are used to bring together a surgical incision or wound until healing takes place. (thread)
suture
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an instrument used to explore wounds and cavities (curved blunt point)
probe
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what is an I&D?
incision and drainage relieves build up of purulent (pus) from injection
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primary method used to sterilize instuments in the medical office
autoclave.
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