Deionization Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

List 5 items that appear on a Nutrition Facts panel on a bottled water label.Answer - Calories; Total Fat; Sodium; Total Carbohydrates; protein List 8 factors that would determine that a food is mislabeled, according to FDA regulations:Answer - Label is false or misleading; offered for sale under another food, an imitation (unless it bears imitation on the label); the container is made, formed or filled to be misleading, in package form unless it bears the 1) name, place of business manuf...

Which agency provides standards for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Central Service department? - Answer- NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) K-wire is used for which of the following procedures? - Answer- Orthopedic Which of the following is considered a critical device? - Answer- Retractors The final phase of Ethylene oxide sterilization cycle is: - Answer- Aeration Which of the following steam sterilization method uses series of vacuum and pressure pulse to remove...

During pre-treatment patients evaluation what is the best question for the PCT to ask? - Answer- How have you been since your last dialysis treatment? During the set- up of a machine the alarm test for conductivity fails. Which action would be best for the pct to take - Answer- Contact the biomed equipment tech The dialysis industry strives to improve the quality of patient outcomes. One way this is done is through continuous quality improvement (CQI) process. What is a model of the CQI pr...

Particulate (mechanical) filtration, carbon filtration, reverse osmosis, demineralization (deionization & softening), distillation, mineral and fluoride addition, and disinfection and disinfection byproducts are all examples of ____________________ ______________________ processes Answer - water treatment Soluble iron is generally found in ground water with high _______________ ____________________ content Answer - carbon dioxide Soluble iron is changed to insoluble ferric iron by ______...

List the 5 factors that determine if a food is mislabeled ANS 3. Imitation w/o the word "imitation," 4. container is misleading, 5. legal statements in inconspicuous location 2. What are the 5 items that appear on a nutrition facts of a bottled water label? ANS Calories Carbs Fat Sodium Protein 3. What documentation is accepted as evidence of source approval? ANS Permit/li- cense Letter Inspection report Certificate from hydrologist 4. Define the term artesian water ANS water in a...

Distillation is CORRECT ANSWER Creating steam then condensing and collecting the steam Distillation removes all ____ materials from water (eg. Iron, calcium) CORRECT ANSWER Non-volatile Distilled water pH is CORRECT ANSWER 6.5-7.0 Deionization is the removal of CORRECT ANSWER Ionic impurities by resin leads Deionization: Water is sent through a column that eliminates ions and replaces them with ____ and _____ ions that combine to form ____ CORRECT ANSWER Hydrogen, Hydroxide, water ...

After the Bowie Dick's test cycle completes, the color of the test sheet is found to be patchy. What action should be taken? A. The sterilization time should be increased and the test rerun per manufacturer's IFU B. CST should go ahead and load the sterilizer for sterilization to begin. C. Sterilizer must be taken out of service until the issue is identified and fixed. Answer C. Sterilizer must be taken out of service until the issue is identified and fixed. The spore producing mic...

thermal disinfection - correct answer What type of disinfection uses heat to kill all microorganisms with the exception of spores? Antiseptic - correct answer What type of solution inhibits the growth of bacteria and is typically used topically only on animate objects? Mesophiles - correct answer ____________ are often pathogenic to humans because they grow best at body temperature. Brushing should be done under water - correct answer What technique should be used for brushing i...

4 main steps in the steam sterilizer cycle phase - Conditioning, exposure, exhaust, drying. A comparison benchmark that is mandated by a governing agency. Noncompliance with regulatory standards may lead to citations and legal penalties - Regulatory standards A material that removes electrons from another substance is called - An oxidizing agent A method or technique that has shown results superior to those achieved by other means - best practice A mode of bacterial transmission that would...

10% - Approx 2 million patients, __% of those hospitalizes in the u.s. develop a nosocomial infection? Hand Hygiene - __is the act of washing one's hands with soap & water or using an alcohol-based hand rub? PPE - __s specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against a hazard? Bio-hazard - The use of fluorescent orange or orange red__labels to identify contaminated items or regulated waste? Conductivity - The__of water is an important measurement that indi...