MICROBIOLOGY
TYPES OF ENDOSCOPES
WHAT DAT MEAN
RANDOM
100

Term for harmful microorganisms 

Pathogens

100

Used to examine lower GI tract

Colonoscope

100

HLD

High Level Disinfection 

100

The relative humidity in all endoscope reprocessing work areas should not exceed 

60%

200

Bacteria that are purple are considered what

Gram-Positive

200

Used to examine the small intestine 

Enteroscope

200

AER

Automatic Endoscope Preprocessor

200

To help ensure that environmental conditions are maintained, humidity and temperature should be monitored _____.

Daily

300

Rod shaped bacteria 

Bacilli

300

Used to examine the throat, larynx, trachea and lower air ways 

Bronchoscope

300

MIFU

Manufacturers Instructions for Use 

300

A solution of having a pH of 9 is 

Alkaline 

400

Symbiotic bacteria are harmful to humans

True/False?

False

400

Used visualize the interior of the binary tract 

Choledochoscope

400

MRSA

Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

400

The MOST critical step in the manual reprocessing of flexible endoscopes is 

Cleaning

500

A tough, resistant reproductive structure formed in certain bacteria in response to poor environmental conditions 

Endospore

500

Used to examine the upper air ways

Rhinolaryngscope
500

HAI

healthcare acquired infection

500

Before a flexible scope is manually cleaned, it should be

Leak tested