Cleaning Procedures, Soil and Instruments

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What are the three cleaning methods in Chapter 8?

Precleaning, manual cleaning, and mechanical cleaning.

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What is gross soil?

Blood, tissue, fat, and other body substances.

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What is biofilm?

Microorganisms attached to a surface within a protective layer.

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Why brush instruments below the water surface?

To prevent aerosolization.

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What is aerosolization?

Release of microscopic particles into the air.

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What is a lumen?

A hollow channel inside an instrument.

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What is TASS?

Noninfectious eye inflammation caused by toxic contaminants entering the eye during surgery.