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Minor Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






2. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






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






4. Local anesthetic






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






6. Any surface containing sterile items






7. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






8. Boil






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






10. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






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






12. Sterilization before use in the body






13. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






14. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






15. Producing of purulent material






16. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






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






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






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






20. Injecting medication into the skin






21. Bringing together skin or wound edges






22. Wound with neat - clean edges






23. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






24. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






25. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






26. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






27. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






28. Flea - mice - other rodents






29. Localized collection of blood under the skin






30. Inanimate object






31. Blood clot






32. Topical anesthetic






33. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






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






35. Microscopic living organisms






36. Scissors used to remove sutures






37. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






38. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






39. Formation of an opening into the sclera






40. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






41. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






42. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






43. Persisting for a long period of time






44. Bruise






45. Able to be passed or soaked through






46. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






47. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






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






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






50. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria