Microbiology
What staining method is used to determine the basic shape and structures of the cell and is applied with a single dye?
Simple staining
Intra-
Within, inside
Cephal/o
Head
A wound that is not sutured and that gradually fills in by granulation heals by _________ intention.
Second
If a sterile field is left unattended, AST guidelines state that it is considered:
Contaminated
What color do Gram-positive bacteria retain after Gram staining?
Purple
Peri-
Surrounding, around
Red
Erythr/o
What is excessive scar formation resulting in raised and thickened scars beyond wound borders called?
Keloid
Minimum distance to stand from the sterile field while unsterile?
12 inches
The most transmitted pathogen in the surgical environment is:
Staphylococcus aureus
Fast, rapid
Tachy-
Squam/o
Scale
Which phase of healing for wounds closed by first intention begins within minutes of the incision or injury?
Inflammatory
What is the recommended minimum time of the surgical scrub:
3-5 minutes
Which type of bacteria are round- shaped?
Cocci
Retro-
Behind, backward, back of
Bone
Oste/o
Primary union wound healing occurs:
side to side
What is AST's motto?
Aeger primo "The patient first"
What does the role of flagella?
Movement
Toward
Ad-
Encephal/o
Brain
An appendectomy with no major intestinal spillage is what surgical wound classification?
Class I
Primum non-nocere
Above all, do no harm
According to the CDC, what is the primary focus of Standard Precautions?
Prevent transmission of a disease
Good, normal, well, easy
Eu-
Old age
Presby/o
What is the term used for tissue that is easily torn or shredded:
Friable
How do two sterile individuals change places with each other?
Front to front OR Back to back
What type of immunity is acquired through vaccination?
Artificial active
Mal-
Bad, poor, evil
Myring/o
Eardrum, tympanic membrane
Interweaves its fibers during the maturation phase of wound healing and increases its tensile strength?
Collagen
What is the parameter of the wrapper considered sterile to, when opened onto a mayo stand?
One inch from the edge all the way around
What following disease in humans is characterized by dementia and myoclonus and is associated with prion infections?
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
Half
Hemi-
Clumping, stick together
Agglutin/o
Incisional nosocomial, and deep are all types of:
Surgical site infections
__________are willful and violate the civil rights of a patient
Intentional tort
What spore-forming bacteria is most resistant to sterilization?
Bacillus
*Double points if you can name the specific Bacilli.*
Bad, difficult, painful
Dys-
Phren/o
Diaphragm, mind
A wound that is left open for infection control before being surgically closed heals by:
Tertiary intention
An agreement of permission accompanied by full notice about what is being consented to.
Informed consent
What organism causes gas gangrene?
Clostridium perfringens
Absence of, not, without
A- or An-
Umbilical cord, the naval
Omphal/o
What postoperative complication would require immediate surgical intervention?
Evisceration
Res ipsa loquitur
The thing speaks for itself