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Microorganisms found in many places in the body and does not cause disease |
Normal flora |
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Cardinal signs include; redness, heat, swelling and pain |
Inflammation |
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Type of asepsis using non-sterile gloves |
Medical asepsis |
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Destruction of all microbial life (pathogenic and non-pathogenic) |
Sterilization |
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Precautions used in hospitals |
Standard precautions |
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Ephinphine added to a local anesthetic to constrict blood vessels (head and face) |
Vasoconstrictor |
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How to store instruments with ratchets |
Open |
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Laser surgery promotes quick healing and does not _____ surrounding tissues |
Destroy |
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A type of local anesthetic that has an effect immediately or within a few minutes |
Topical anesthetic |
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While setting up a sterile field bare hands may not touch here |
Inside |
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Size 0 suture material |
Thickest |
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Illness or infections acquired in a medical facility |
Nosocomial |
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Type of asepsis used when applying a sterile dressing over a wound after surgery |
Surgical asepsis |
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Type of infection that can occur through breathing tubes, catheters, cuts, and sores when not following asepsis |
MRSA |
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More effective than 70% isopropyl alcohol |
Povidone iodine |
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Pus-like drainage |
Purulent |
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Splinter forceps remove these |
Foreign bodies |
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Intact skin is an example of the bodies protection to infection |
Barrier |
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Instrument based on its use |
Classification |
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Made by a scalpel |
Incision |
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Placed in the center of a sterile pack before it is put in the autoclave |
Indication strip |
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Caused by long hair, long fingernails, or excessive jewerly |
Contamination |
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Unlighted instrument to spread apart body cavities |
Speculum |
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Contaminated part of a sterile field |
Edges |
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Where sterile packs can be touched by bare |
Outside |
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Most expensive type of suture |
Silk |
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Type of membrane that lines body orifices- repels microbs |
Mucous |
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Type of surgery; admitted and discharged in the same day |
Ambulatory |
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Antibodies are able to _____ antigens |
Neutralize |
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Do we use aluminum foil? |
Never. Use heavy paper, steel containers, plastic etc |
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Universal precautions |
Medical offices |
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Standard precautions |
Started in hospitals |
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How fast does topical and local asepsis start to work? |
Almost immediately |
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Sterile means |
Surgical |
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What do you use transferring forceps for? |
Moving bigger instruments on the tray |
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Hepatitis A |
-fecal material in food -contaminated -food borne |
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Hepatitis B |
-Blood, semen -blood borne |
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Hepatitis C |
Use of needles |
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Autoclave |
Used to sterile: -steamed under pressure -dry heat -dry gas -radiation |
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Best temp for pathogens? |
36 degrees |
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Prodromial period |
Early sign of feeling sick but dont know yet Mild signs and symptoms |
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Autoclave range |
250 to 270 degrees |
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PPE wear |
Gloves Goggles or face shield Gown Mask or respirator |
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How do you take out a suture? |
Go towards, not apart |
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3 surgical aseptic guidelines |
Edges on sterile field is contaminated Do not cross sterile field Keep an eye unless contaminated Talk, sneeze or touch |
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5 steps of chain of infection |
Reservoir host Portal of exit Means of transmission Portal of entry Susceptible host |
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How to open a sterile pack? |
-hand hygiene -assemble equipment, adjust mayo stand to correct height -place the packet on the mayo stand with the folded edge on top. Position the packet on the stand so that the top flap will fold away from you -remove the tape or fastener and check the sterilization indicator and date. Discard in a waste container -pull the corner of the pack that is tucked under and lay this flap away from you. -with both hands, pull the next two flaps to each side. The packet will be covered with the last layer of the outer wrapper. -grasp the corner of the last flap, without reaching over the sterile field, and open the flap toward your body without touching it -the inside of this outer wrapper is now your sterile field. |
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Inflammatory phase (would healing) |
Blood clot forms -stops bleeding -scab forms |
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Proliferating phase |
Edges pull together Cells multiply |
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Maturation phase |
Tissue cells strengthen and tighten the wound closure Scar tissue forms |