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Minor Surgery

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  • 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. Boil






2. Wound with neat - clean edges






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






4. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






5. Able to be passed or soaked through






6. Flea - mice - other rodents






7. Inanimate object






8. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






9. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






10. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






11. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






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






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






14. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






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






16. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






17. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






18. Formation of an opening into the sclera






19. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






20. Bruise






21. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






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






23. Having a rapid onset and severe symptoms - usually subsiding within a relatively short period of time






24. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






25. Disease producing microorganisms






26. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






27. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






28. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






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






30. Topical anesthetic






31. Localized collection of blood under the skin






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






33. Sterilization before use in the body






34. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






35. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






36. Scissors used to remove sutures






37. Microscopic living organisms






38. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






39. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






40. Any surface containing sterile items






41. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






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






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






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






45. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






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






47. Local anesthetic






48. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






49. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






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







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