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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. Able to be passed or soaked through






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






3. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






4. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






5. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






6. Local anesthetic






7. Microscopic living organisms






8. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






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






10. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






11. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






12. Formation of an opening into the sclera






13. Wound with neat - clean edges






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






15. Disease producing microorganisms






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






17. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






18. Boil






19. Topical anesthetic






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






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






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






23. Sterilization before use in the body






24. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






25. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






26. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






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






28. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






29. Persisting for a long period of time






30. Absence of contaminated materials






31. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






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






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






34. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






35. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






36. Injecting medication into the skin






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






38. Any surface containing sterile items






39. Blood clot






40. Producing of purulent material






41. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






42. Localized collection of blood under the skin






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






44. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






45. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






46. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






47. Flea - mice - other rodents






48. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






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






50. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria