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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. Any surface containing sterile items






2. Wound with neat - clean edges






3. Inanimate object






4. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






5. Absence of contaminated materials






6. Producing of purulent material






7. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






8. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






9. Blood clot






10. Boil






11. Scissors used to remove sutures






12. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






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






14. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






15. Localized collection of blood under the skin






16. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






17. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






18. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






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






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






21. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






22. Local anesthetic






23. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






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






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






26. Persisting for a long period of time






27. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






28. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






29. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






30. Able to be passed or soaked through






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






32. Topical anesthetic






33. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






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






35. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






36. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






37. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






38. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






39. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






40. Disease producing microorganisms






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






42. Formation of an opening into the sclera






43. Bruise






44. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






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






46. Flea - mice - other rodents






47. Sterilization before use in the body






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






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






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