Antisepsis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MICR221 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Define death of microorganisms - Answer-Loss of ability to multiply under any known conditions Define sterilisation - Answer-Complete removal or destruction of all microorganisms from inanimate objects. Non-selective physical and chemical methods Define disinfection - Answer-Destruction or removal of microorganisms (but not bacterial endospores) on inanimate objects by physical or chemical methods Define antisepsis - Answer-Chemicals ap...

Using mechanical friction will not aid in - Removal of Resident bacteria Reduction in resident bacteria is aided by - Antimicrobials Prolonged contact of skin antisepsis agents due to pooling of solutions can cause patient injuries that include - Chemical and thermal burns Which one of the following statements is TRUE? - Heating povidone-iodine may decrease its effectiveness Documentation of the preoperative skin prep includes all of the following except - Hair Removal ++Manufacture of solu...

AORN Periop 101 Exam Questions with Complete Solutions Using mechanical friction when prepping will NOT aid in ____ A. Removal of resident bacteria B. Removal of dirt and oil C. The effectiveness of antimicrobials D. Removal of transient bacteria - Ans ️️ -A. Removal of resident bacteria Reduction in resident bacteria is aided by: A. Use of a degreaser B. Use of antimicrobials C. Prepping clean to dirty D. Mechanical friction - Ans ️️ -B. Use of antimicrobials Prolonged contac...

AAMI Intro to Microbiology Latest Update Graded A+ Acquired immunity Specific immunity that develops after exposure to a particular antigen or after antibodies are transferred from one individual to another. Acute having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course Aerobes bacteria that must have oxygen to grow Allergy (hypersensitivity) An acquired, abnormal immune response to a substance (allergen) that does not normally cause a reaction. Amphitrichous flagella...

The aseptic collection of blood cultures requires that the skin be cleansed with: A. 2% iodine and then 70% alcohol solution B. 70% alcohol and then 2% iodine or an iodophor C. 70% alcohol and then 95% alcohol D. 95% alcohol only correct answers B. In order to attain asepsis of the skin, 70% alcohol followed by 2% iodine is used for obtaining blood cultures. When cleansing the skin with alcohol and then iodine for the collection of a blood culture, the iodine (or iodophor) should remai...

What is public health? - *Population health perspective* -(public medicine) Who is the father of epidemiology? - *John Snow* -English physician What were some of *John Snow's* discoveries? - 1. Refuted miasma 2. Tracing of cholera spread in London 3. *Broad Street pump* 4. Applied statistics to examine clusters of outbreak 5. Pioneer of anesthesia & medical hygiene ("Ghost Map" of Cholera) Who is the Pioneer of Antisepsis? - *Sir Joseph Lister* -British surgeon What we...

"-cide" - refers to killing. "Bacteriocide" kills bacteria, "fungicide" kills fungi, etc. "-static" - means 'to stand still'. Refers to an agent which prevents growth but doesn't kill. "Bacteriostatic" or "fungistatic" or "virustatic" agent "troph" means - eat A solution containing an antibiotic? - Filtration Abiogenesis - life arise from non-living matter Acidophiles - like low ph Active transport - Moving from lower to higher concentration. Aerotolerant - If there'...

Test Bank for Microbiology with Diseases by Body System 5th Edition, Bauman | ) Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by A) aerobes. B) facultative anaerobes. C) obligate parasites. D) archaea. E) prokaryotes. Answer: B Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.6 5) Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of spontaneous generation? A) Pasteur B) Needham C) Redi D...

MLT Practice Exam |Latest Questions Solved 100% Correct What is the process used to decrease the number of microorganisms that are present on the skin? (Answer: - Antisepsis An organism that can live and grow in reduced concentrations of oxygen, but prefers an anaerobic environment is known as? (Answer: - Aerotolerant anaerobe The Stain that is commonly recommended for use to differentiate parasites such as Malaria in blood smears is? (Answer: - Giemsa stain What type of media contains...

Using mechanical friction when prepping will NOT aid inA. Removal of resident bacteriaB.Removal of dirt and oilC.The effectiveness of antimicrobialsD.Removal of transient bacteria Correct Ans - A. Removal ofresident bacteriaReduction in resident bacteria is aided by:A. Use of a degreaser B. Use of antimicrobialsC. Prepping clean to dirtyD. Mechanical friction Correct Ans - B. Use of antimicrobialsProlonged contact of skin antisepsis agents due to pooling of the solutions can cause patient injuri...