Surgical tech exam prep

The English surgeon who established the first principles of aseptic technique

Lister

Passage of fluid through a cell membrane

Osmosis

Oxygen dependent bacteria

Aerobic

The destruction of bacteria by white cells during the inflammatory process is called

Phagocytosis

Bacteriostatic means

Inhibit growth of microorganisms

Rod shaped bacteria

Bacilli

Herpes simplex is commonly called

Cold sore

All of the following descriptors refer to the inflammatory process

Heat pain edema

Clostridium tatani A bacteria commonly found in soil causes

Lockjaw

A laboratory procedure useful and classifying bacteria using a staining procedure is

Gram stain

Exterminating infection arising from necrotic tissue and spreading rapidly is

Gas gangrene

Hey severe allergic reaction possibly resulting in death is called

Anaphylactic shock

What organism is responsible for a boil

Staphylococcus aureus

The organism most frequently found in burns is

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

What type of wound would favor the development of gas gangrene

Necrotic

Gas gangrene is caused by

Clostridium perfringens

The bacteria that are highly resistant to sterilization and disinfection are

Spores

The bacteria found in the intestinal tract are

E coli

The space caused by separation of wound edges is called

Dead space

Which body fluid is least likely to transmit HIV

Saliva

Which bacteria are common cause for postoperative wound infections

S aureus

Hospital acquired infections are known as

Nosocomial

What is the only drug of choice to currently treat MRSA

Vancomycin

E. coli is part of the normal flora of the blank of humans

Intestinal track

The type of immunity that is acquired by vaccination is called

Artificial active acquired immunity

What Gram stain turns red at the end of the staining procedure

Gram negative

What living cells are more complex have nuclei and include Protoza fungi and green red and brown algae

Eukaryotic

Universal precautions is a previously used term the term now commonly use is

Standard precautions

Aspesis means

Clean

Microbes that reside on the skin and are easily removed

Transient

Factors that increase the surgical patients risk for infection

Location health of patient and length of procedure

What is responsible for bacterial motility

Flagella

Rickettsia are transmitted by

Arthropod bites

When there is a relationship between two organisms that occupy the same space but one organism benefits and the other does not but is unharmed it is termed

Commensalism

When there is a relationship between two organisms and one benefits at the expense of the other it is termed

Parasitism

The basic structural and functional living unit of the body is known as

The cell

The biological indicator for ETO is

Bacillus atrophageus

Information in which gland may be used to diagnose the disease mumps

Thyroid

What is the term for the division of reproductive cell into two cells with chromosome cells

Mitosis

Aunt inanimate object that contains micro organisms

Fomite

Cause of mad cow disease

Prion

When there is a continued presence of an infection it is termed

Chronic

The definition of pandemic is

Disease that has spread throughout the world

Drug that interferes with the blood clotting mechanism

Heparin

MG is measurement of

Weight

The solution used intravenously to replace plasma when plasma is not available

Dextran

How many milliliters are in 1 ounce

30

One gram equals

1,000 mg

Drug used to increase blood pressure

Epinephrine

The action of an anti-cholinergic drug is used to reduce

secretions

The total volume in a 30 cc syringe

30 ML or 1 oz

Narcan is an example of

Narcotic antagonist

Avitene is

Hemostatic

In absorbable gelatin hemostatic agent as often soaking thrombin or FNF friend solution