Medical Terminology
Creation of a new opening to the kidney for the urinary system.
What is a nephrostomy.
The state of being soiled by contact with infectious organisms or other material.
What is contamination.
A way of gathering the information needed to interrupt or prevent an infection.
What is chain of infection.
Amount of water vapor in the atomoshpere.
What is relative humidity.
Surgical instruments primarily used to move tissues and organs to keep the surgical site exposed throughout surgery.
What are retractors.
The serous (fluid emitting) membrane that stretches around the heart and lines the mediastinum.
What is the pericardium.
What are psychrophiles.
List the appropriate PPE for decontamination.
Fluid-resistant gown
Mask
Face shield - full length (goggles)
Shoe covers
Gloves
Water that is heated to steam, then allowed to cool and condense.
What is distilled water.
What is dissection.
A surgical connection is made between an artery and a vein to allow hemodialysis access.
What is an arteriovenous graft (AV Graft).
Bacteria that can live in the absence of atmospheric oxygen.
What is anaerobic.
List the four various factors whether or not an individual becomes susceptible to a microorganism.
What are:
Age (very young/very old)
Disease history
Medications & treatment
Trauma
The process used by an ultrasonic cleaner in which low-pressure bubbles in a cleaning solution burst inward and dislodged soil from instruments.
What is cavitation.
The primary function of this instrument is to remove the disc or lamina during spine surgery.
What is a laminectomy rongeur.
Emergency efforts to revive a person in cardiac arrest by means of chest compressions and rescue breaths,
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
The common shapes of bacteria.
What are:
Spherical (coccus)
Rod (bacillus)
Spiral (spirilla)
The path by which an infectious agent leaves the reservoir.
What is the portal of exit.
A three-sink arrangement used for manual cleaning should consist.
What is:
Wash sink
Intermediate rinse
Final rinse
The needle holder jaws can be manufactured of ___________ or _____________ materials.
What is stainless steel and tungsten carbide.
Surgical placement of drain (shunt) to transfer excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the brain (ventricle) to the abdominal lining (peritoneum).
What is a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt (VP Shunt).
Under optimal conditions, most bacteria and other microorganisms reproduced approximately every 20 minutes.
What is binary fission.
Any activity or procedure that prevents infection or breaks the chain of infection.
What is aseptic technique.
A substance, typically produced by a bacterium, that produces fever when introduced/released into the blood.
What is a pyrogen.
A chemical process applied during the instrument manufacturing process that provides a corrosion-resistant finish by forming a thin, transparent oxide film.
What is passivation.