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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. Injecting medication into the skin






2. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






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






4. Inanimate object






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






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






7. Any surface containing sterile items






8. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






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






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






11. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






12. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






13. Local anesthetic






14. Topical anesthetic






15. Sterilization before use in the body






16. Blood clot






17. Flea - mice - other rodents






18. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






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






20. Bruise






21. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






22. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






23. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






24. Bringing together skin or wound edges






25. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






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






27. Scissors used to remove sutures






28. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






29. Microscopic living organisms






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






31. Able to be passed or soaked through






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






33. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






34. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






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






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






37. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






38. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






39. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






40. Formation of an opening into the sclera






41. Boil






42. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






43. Absence of contaminated materials






44. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






45. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






46. Disease producing microorganisms






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






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






49. Wound with neat - clean edges






50. Scraping a body cavity with a curette