It All Starts Here
This certification is the entry point for people who want to work in sterile processing
What is CRCST?
Joint
What is arthro?
This procedure involves the reconstruction of a damaged knee joint
What is a TKA? (Total Knee Arthroplasty)
This hormone is responsible for the reduction of sugar in the blood
What is insulin?
A specialist who studies living organisms that can only be seen with a microscope
What is a microbiologist?
This organization is a licensing body for sterile processing professionals.
What is HSPA (IAHCSMM)?
Breast
What is mast?
This procedure involves the harvest of a blood vessel in the leg to bypass a blockage in the heart
What is a CABG? (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft)
This sensory organ contains a sclera, choroid, and retina.
What is the eye?
Organisms that are capable of causing disease
What are pathogens?
This type of surgery causes little or no trauma or injury to the patient and has improved recovery times.
What is minimally invasive?
Skull
What is crani?
This procedure involves the placement of tubes to drain fluid from behind the eardrums.
What is a BMT? (Bilateral Myringotomy with Tubes)
This organ removes excess water from the blood in a process that yields urine
What is the kidney?
These bacteria will not retain a purple color due to the presence of a cell membrane.
What is Gram-negative?
A system of healthcare providers & organizations that provides a coordinated range of services to a specific population.
What is an IDN?
Stone
What is litho?
This procedure resets a broken bone without a surgical incision.
What is a CR (closed reduction)?
This organ system produces blood cells and stores calcium.
What is the skeletal system?
These microorganisms are not affected by traditional therapies and are very difficult to treat
What are MDROs?
The process of moving items from dirty to clean to sterile areas
What is a one-way workflow?
Rupture
What is herni?
This procedure visualizes the upper GI tract including the stomach and duodenum
What is an EGD?
The four primary tissues of the human body
What are epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous?
The unit that is used to measure light waves
What is Angstrom?