TRUE OR FALSE: CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIANS ARE EXEPMT FROM ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HANDLE MONEY DIRECTLY
FALSE
- ETHICS STIL APPLIES
ITIS
THE THREE ANATOMICAL PLANES ARE TRANSVERSE, CORONAL, AND __
SAGITTAL
WHAT ARE THE THREE BASIC SHAPES OF BACTERIA, AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE ORGANISM FOR EACH
SPHERICAL (COCCUS, E.G., STAPHYLOCOCCUS), ROD (BACILLUS, E.G., E. COLI), SPIRAL (SPIRILLA, E.G., H. PYLORI)
WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDIAL AND LATERAL
MEDIAL: NEARER THE MIDLINE
LATERAL; FARTHER FORM THE MIDLINE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DECONTAMINATION AND STERILIZATION?
DECONTAMINATION MAKES AN ITEM SAFE TO HANDLE; STERILIZATION COMPLETELY DESTROYS ALL MICROBIAL LIFE ON IT
WHICH WORD PART CARRIES THE CORE, PRIMARY MEANING OF A MEDICAL TERM?
ROOT WORD
LIST TWO FUNCTIONS OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM
SHAPE/SUPPORT, MOVEMENT, PROTECTION, MINERAL STORAGE, BLOOD CELL PRODUCTION
TRUE OR FALSE: GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA LOSE THE PURPLE CRYSTAL VIOLET STAIN AFTER DECOLORIZING
FALSE - GRAM POSITIVE RETAINS THE PURPLE STAIN
WHAT MAKES ENDOSPORES DANGEROUS FROM A STERILIZATION STANDPOINT?
THEY FORM A PROTECTIVE COAT THAT'S HIGHLY RESISTANT TO DISINFECTION AND HEAT
TRUE OR FALSE: HAI IS AN INFECTION THAT WAS ALREADY PRESENT WHEN THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED
FALSE
WHAT DOES THE SUFFIX "-OSCOPY" MEAN AND HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM "-OTOMY"
OSCOPY: VISUAL EXAM WITH A SCOPE
OTOMY: INCISION INTO
WHAT DOES INSULIN DO?
WHAT DOES GLUCAGON DO?
INSULIN: LOWERS BLOOD SUGAR
GLUCAGON:RAISES BLOOD SUGAR
BACTERIA REPRODUCE BY:
BINARY FISSION
TRUE OR FALSE: DISH SOAP IS AN ACCEPTABLE CLEANER FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS BECAUSE ITS MILD
FALSE- DISH SOAP LEAVES RESIDUE AND ISNT VALIDATED FOR SURGICAL INSTURMENTS
A DOCUMENT LISTING A SURGEONS PREFERRED INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIES FOR A PROCEDURE IS CALLED
DOCTOR'S PREFERENCE CARD
WHAT DOES ORIF STAND FOR?
OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION
LIST THE 4 COMPONENTS OF BLOOD
PLASMS, RED BLOOD CELLS, WHITE BLOOD CELLS, PLATELETS
WHAT DISEASE CATEGORY DO PRIONS CAUSE, AND NAME ONE EXAMPLE DISEASE
TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGEIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES (TSEs); E.G., CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE
WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TISSUE FORCEPS AND DRESSING FORCEPS
TISSUE FORCEPS HAVE TEETH, DRESSINT FORCEPS HAVE SERRATIONS
LIST ALL 9 STEPS OF THE PROCESSING CYCLE IN ORDER
CLEAN > INSPECT > ASSEMBLE > PACKAGE > STERILIZE > INSPECT > STORE > INSPECT > DISPENSE
BREAK DOWN "HEPATECTOMY"
HEPAT: LIVER
ECTOMY: SURGICAL REMOVAL
WHICH HEART VESSEL IS THE LARGEST ARTERY IN THE BODY?
AORTA
NAME THREE BLOODBORN VIRAL PATHOGENS
HIV, HBV, HCV
WHAT MATERIAL ADVANTAGE DOES TUNGSTEN CARBIDE OFFER OVER PLAIN STAINLESS STEEL
IT HOLDS A SHARP CUTTING EDGE LONGER