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Quiz 2: Infection Control Quiz(Unitek) with complete verified
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medical asepsis - answer practices designed to reduce the number and
transfer of pathogens; synonym for clean technique
surgical asepsis - answer techniques used to destroy all pathogenic
organisms, also called sterile technique
microorganism - answer A small living plant or animal seen only with a
microscope; a microbe
Bacteria - answer single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus;
prokaryotes
Viruses - answer Smallest microorganisms to cause an infectious disease
They are filterable
They can remain dormant (herpes simplex virus)
Fugai (3 types) - answer Yeast & Mold types
Superficial: Fungal Infection to skin and nails
Intermediate: Granuloma
Systemic: in the bloodstream/deep tissue
Protozoans - answer Single called organisms that move by cilia and
flagella
Helminths - answer parasitic worms
, Chain of Infection (6 steps) - answer infectious agent, reservoir, portal of
exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
mode of transmission (5 routes) - answer -Contact (indirect or direct)
- Droplet
- Airborne
- Vehicle
- Vector
Antimicrobial Agent - answer Agent that kills or inhibits the growth of
microorganisms.
Antiseptic - answer Inhibits growth, but does not kill microorganisms
Handwashing - answer the act of washing hands with soap and water,
followed by rinsing under a stream of water for 15 seconds
Hands at elbow level not above or below
Breaks the chain of infection
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - answer Protective equipment that
blocks exposure to a pathogen or a hazardous material.
Order of PPE (ON) - answer gown, mask, eyewear, gloves
Order of PPE (OFF) - answer Gloves, eyewear, gown, mask
Airborne precautions - answer used for patients known or suspected to
be infected with pathogens transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei
antibody - answer a type of protein the immune system produces to
neutralize a threat of some kind, such as an infecting organism, a
chemical, or some other foreign body
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