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Middle Index Arterial Fluid Flashcards

1
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What is the Formaldehyde rate of most Middle Index Fluid?

A

20 - 26%

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2
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What is Middle Index Fluid Primarily used for?

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For Semi-Firming or Semi- Hardening of the body

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3
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What are the average cases of the Middle Index Fluid bodies?

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A week to 10 days.

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4
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What is in Middle Index Fluid that gives someone the “tint” in their body system?

A

Active Dyes

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5
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What is Lanolin?

A

An Sheep based oil that is used in Middle Index Fluid to give the body the sheen is should have

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6
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Is Arterial Solution Diffusion Extravascular or

Intravascular?

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Extravascular

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7
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What are the 5 signs of Arterial Solution Distribution?

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  1. Fluid Dye
  2. Distention of superficial vessel
  3. Blood Drainage
  4. Clearing of intravascular blood discoloration
  5. Copious blood drainage when massage
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8
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Is Arterial Solution Distribution Extravascular or Intravascular?

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Intravascular

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9
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The 7 signs of Arterial Solution DIffusion??

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  1. Dye in the tissues
  2. Drying of tissues
  3. Firming of the tissues
  4. Loss of skin elasticity
  5. Rounding of fingertips
  6. Mottling of tissues
  7. Fluorescent dye observed using black light
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10
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What is Formalin?

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A mixture of formaldehyde gas disolved in water

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11
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What is the percentage of Volume, Weight, and Methyl Alcohol that prevents polymerization in Formalin?

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40% Volume, 37% Weight and 7% Methyl Alcohol

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12
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What is the definition of Concentrated Arterial Fluid?

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Primary dilution when mixed/ diluted with water in the embalming tank

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13
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What is a secondary dilution

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It determines the concentrate of the primary dilution

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14
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What are Accessory Chemicals?

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Used in addition to regular arterial embalming

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15
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How are Accessory chemicals usually applied?

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To the Body Surface

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16
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What is the Action Level regarding your exposure to?

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Formaldehyde in the prep room. No more than 8 hours of exposure.

17
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What is the AL for Formaldehyde?

A

0.5 ppm

18
Q

What is a Disinfectant?

A

A chemical agent used to destroy disease covered microbial agents

19
Q

What is the movement of the arterial solution through the capillaries into the intercellular spaces?

A

Fluid Diffusion

20
Q

What is the movement of arterial solution from the point of injection through the blood vascular system?

A

Fluid Distribution

21
Q

What is firming?

A

Rigidity of tissue due to chemical reaction

22
Q

What is the act of making tissue rigid? And what does it solidify?

A

Fixation , It solidifies the compound

23
Q

An substance employed in the preparation of tissues for the purpose of maintaining the existing form of the structure ? What is used in this agent?

A

Fixative; Formalin is used

24
Q

When the face becomes discolored because of blockage in the arteries, unable to embalm

A

Flush ( Flushing)

25
Q

What chemical kills or renders something incapable of reproducing that disease-causing microorganism?

A

Germicide

26
Q

What chemical inactivates saprophytic bacteria?

A

Preservatives aka Fixers

27
Q

Who discovered the circulation of blood in 1628?

A

Dr. William Harvey

28
Q

What is the tuberculosis of the skin ?

A

Lupus Vulgaris

29
Q

What Index Fluid would you use on a Lupus Vulgaris patient?

A

High Index Fluid

30
Q

The chemical that increases the moisture retained in embalming

A

Humectant

31
Q

What is it called when the skin remains depressed after palpitation because of the excess fluid

A

Pitting Edema

32
Q

How should Pitting Edema be treated?

A

With High Index Fluid because it will draw the moisture out of your body?

33
Q

The period of time between death and embalming?

A

Post Mortem Interval

34
Q

Who was the first African American embalmer?

A

Prince Greer

35
Q

Where is the main sight of injection for Humectants?

A

Femoral Artery

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