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Minor Surgery

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Blood clot






2. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






3. Bringing together skin or wound edges






4. Injecting medication into the skin






5. Producing of purulent material






6. Slender strips of gauze covered with iodine; used as a wick to drain infection






7. Formation of an opening into the sclera






8. Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues causing injury and damage to the tissues






9. Sac of fluid or semisolid material located in or under the skin






10. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






11. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






12. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






13. Bacteria found under the fingernails - in hair follicles - and in the opening of sebaceous glands - and in the deeper layers of the skin






14. Wound - sore - ulcer - tumor - or any tramatic tissue damage that causes a lack of tissue continuity or loss of function






15. Boil






16. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






17. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






18. Disease producing microorganisms






19. Sterilization before use in the body






20. Small sample of tissue excised from the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes






21. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






22. Scissors used to remove sutures






23. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






24. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






25. Abnormal - tube-like passage within the body tissues






26. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






27. Bruise






28. Wound with neat - clean edges






29. Microscopic living organisms






30. Able to be passed or soaked through






31. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






32. Localized collection of blood under the skin






33. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






34. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






35. Sugical stitch that is left in the body; will absorb






36. Medication which produces a loss of sensation in a localized area






37. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






38. Localized collection of pus that may be located under the skin or deep within the body






39. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






40. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






41. Surface bacteria that are introduced by fomites and remain with you for a short time






42. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






43. Wound made from the piercing of the skin with a pointed object






44. Inanimate object






45. A thick walled cell formed within bacteria; capable of releasing a toxin






46. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






47. A definite pathologic process having a descriptive set of signs and symptoms






48. Absence of contaminated materials






49. Any surface containing sterile items






50. Wound with jagged - irregular edges