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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. Bringing together skin or wound edges






2. Blood clot






3. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






4. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






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






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






7. Wound with neat - clean edges






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






9. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






10. Bruise






11. Able to be passed or soaked through






12. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






13. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






14. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






15. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






16. Formation of an opening into the sclera






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






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






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






20. Microscopic living organisms






21. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






22. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






23. Producing of purulent material






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






25. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






26. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






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






28. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






29. Sterilization before use in the body






30. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






31. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






32. Any surface containing sterile items






33. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






34. Boil






35. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






36. Disease producing microorganisms






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






38. Topical anesthetic






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






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






41. Absence of contaminated materials






42. Persisting for a long period of time






43. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






44. Inanimate object






45. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






46. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






47. Scissors used to remove sutures






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






49. Local anesthetic






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