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Bonewit #2 (8thEd)
Medical Asepsis & the OSHA Standard- Mrs. Marshall
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A microorganism that needs oxygen to live & grow. | AEROBE |
| A microorganism that grows best in the absence of oxygen. | ANAEROBE |
| An agent that inhibits the growth of or kills microorganisms. | ANTISEPTIC |
| Free from infection or pathogens; the actions practiced to make & maintain an area or object free from infection or pathogens. | ASEPSIS |
| Slender, hairlike projections that constantly beat toward the outside to remove microorganisms from the body. | CILIA |
| To soil or to make impure. An aseptic object becomes "this" when it touches something that is not clean. | CONTAMINATE |
| The use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles; the surface or item is rendered safe for handling, use or disposal. | DECONTAMINATION |
| The process of cleansing or sanitizing the hands. | HAND HYGIENE |
| The condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen. | INFECTION |
| Practices that are employed to reduce the number & hinder the transmission of pathogens. | MEDICAL ASEPSIS |
| A microscopic plant or animal. | MICROORGANISM (MO) |
| Skin that has a break in the surface. It includes, but is not limited to, abrasions, cuts, hangnails, paper cuts, & burns. | NONINTACT SKIN |
| A microorganism that does not normally produce disease. | NONPATHOGEN |
| An infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend the body from pathogens normally found in the environment. | OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION |
| The temperature at which an organism grows best. | OPTIMUM GROWTH TEMPERATURE |
| Taken into the body through the piercing of the skin barrier or mucous membranes, such as through needlesticks, human bites, cuts & abrasions. | PARENTERAL |
| A disease-producing microorganism. | PATHOGEN |
| Relating to the period shortly before & after birth. | PERINATAL |
| The degree to which a solution is acidic or basic. | pH |
| Treatment administered to an individual after exposure to an infectious disease to prevent the disease. | POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP) |
| Medical waste that poses a threat to health & safety. | REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE (RMW) |
| The organism that becomes infected by a pathogen & serves as a source of transfer of the pathogen to others. | RESERVOIR HOST |
| Harmless, nonpathogenic microorganisms that normally reside on the skin & usually do not cause disease; also known as normal flora. | RESIDENT FLORA |
| Easily affected; lacking resistance. | SUSCEPTIBLE |
| Microorganisms that reside on the superficial skin layers & are picked up in the course of daily activities. They are often pathogenic but can be removed easily from the skin by sanitizing the hands. | TRANSIENT FLORA |
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Mrs.Marshall
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