key terms

Question 1

antimicrobial agent that kills or inhibits growth of microorganisms on external source of body

Answer 1

Aniseptic

Question 2

condition of sterility where in no living organisms are present

Answer 2

asepsis

Question 3

methods used to prevent contamination of a surgical site or wound by disease-producing organisms

Answer 3

aseptic technique

Question 4

method of putting on sterile gloves where a gloved assistant is helping

Answer 4

assisted gloving

Question 5

machine that uses pressurized steam to sterilize objects

Answer 5

autoclave

Question 6

hinged part of needle holder, tissue forceps, or hemostatic forceps

Answer 6

box lock

Question 7

use of liquid or gas to sterilize surgical materials

Answer 7

chemical sterilization

Question 8

what is the most commonly used liquid chemical sterilizer on surgical instruments?

Answer 8

Glutaraldehyde

Question 9

what are the 2 most commonly used gas chemical sterilizers?

Answer 9

ethylene oxide and hydrogen peroxide

Question 10

putting on gloved where hands are kept hidden in sleeves

Answer 10

closed gloving

Question 11

chemical agents applies to inanimate objects to destroy vegetative form of bacteria

Answer 11

disinfectant

Question 12

gaseous substance used as a sterilant for instruments and articles that would be damaged by steam sterilization

Answer 12

ethylene oxide

Question 13

what is ethylene oxide characteristics at room temp?

Answer 13

colorless, flammable

Question 14

what gas may cause skin burns, respiratory irritation, vomitting, head aches, and birth defects?

Answer 14

ethylene oxide

Question 15

ethylene oxide may cause what in animals after long exposure?

Answer 15

cancer

Question 16

emergency sterilization where instruments unwrapped are placed in autoclave and then directly to surgery

Answer 16

flash sterilization

Question 17

use of chemical vapors to sterilize surgical material and instruments unable to withstand high temps associated with stream sterilization in autoclaves

Answer 17

gas sterilization

Question 18

ethylene oxide is the most commonly form of what type of sterilization?

Answer 18

gas sterilization

Question 19

sterile, adherent, plastic surgical drape that is impregnated with an antiseptic

Answer 19

incise drape

Question 20

used to fuse a solution into a cavity (ex. joint)

Answer 20

ingress port

Question 21

to pump gas or medicinal substance into body cavity

Answer 21

insufflate

Question 22

unit of energy, 1 watt of power per 1 seconds

Answer 22

joule

Question 23

stylus or removable plug used during insertion of a tubular instrument

Answer 23

obturator

Question 24

alcohol based solutions containing other antiseptics that form a film when painted on skin

Answer 24

one-step prep

Question 25

putting on sterile gloves when the person is not wearing a sterile gown or hands are protruding through ends of gown sleeves

Answer 25

open gloving

Question 26

fracture involving articular cartilage and underlying bone

Answer 26

osteochondral fragments

Question 27

depression in dorsocaudal abdominal cavity wall of quadrupeds bordered by costal processes of lumbar vertebrae

Answer 27

paralumbar fossa

Question 28

thin transparent membrane that lines peritoneal cavity

Answer 28

peritoneal lining

Question 29

use of filtration, radiation, and heat used to destroy all living organisms from a material, including viruses

Answer 29

physical sterilization

Question 30

smoke created from laser application on tissue

Answer 30

plume

Question 31

synthetic material used to replace some tissue or part of body

Answer 31

prothesis

Question 32

allows instrument to be maintained in one position after it has grasped or retracted tissue

Answer 32

ratchet

Question 33

continues bactericidal activity that persists after antiseptic or disinfectant has been applied

Answer 33

residual activity

Question 34

shirt and pans worn in surgery, plyester or lint free cotton

Answer 34

scrub suit

Question 35

elimination or destruction of all living organisms from a material

Answer 35

sterilization

Question 36

when fluid penetrates a surgical drape or gown that creates a pathway that can invade a sterile feild

Answer 36

strike through

Question 37

bone that lies underneath joint cartilage

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subchondral bone

Question 38

technique used in laparoscopic and athroscopic surgery using a scope and other instrument to target a third point

Answer 38

trangulation

Question 39

unit of power, 1J per second

Answer 39

watts

Question 40

Safer for environment and personnel than ethylene oxide

Answer 40

hydrogen peroxide

Question 41

Available as aqueous, tincture and detergent

Answer 41

Chlorhexidine

Question 42

chemical disinfectant effective against bacteria, mold, yeast, and viruses

Answer 42

chlorhexidine

Question 43

chemical disinfects with a rapid onset and long residual activity

Answer 43

chlorhexidine

Question 44

chemical disinfecting used in surgical prep, topical wound therapy, joint/body cavity lavage

Answer 44

iodine

Question 45

One of the most common surgical scrubs in veterinary hospitals

Answer 45

Povidone-iodine

Question 46

Evaporate rapidly with no residual activity, solely bactericidal

Answer 46

alchohols

Question 47

Replaced by newer, safer, more effective agents

Answer 47

phenols

Question 48

Bactericidal that's nontoxic

Answer 48

Quaternary ammonium

Question 49

Bleach is a commonly used as example of this environmental disinfectant in hospitals

Answer 49

chloride

Question 50

Toxic and irritating type of antimicrobial Formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde

Answer 50

aldehyde

Question 51

Soaking instruments in chlorhexidine or glutaraldehyde only for minor procedures or equipment that cannot tolerate other sterilization methods

Answer 51

cold sterilization

Question 52

Sterilization of Arthroscopic/Laparoscopic Equipment

Answer 52

1) Completely disassembled 2)Gas sterilization or Cold sterilization 3) Must be thoroughly rinsed w/sterile water

Question 53

what is the benefit of using cold sterilization of athro/lapar equipment

Answer 53

Allows more than one use per day

Question 54

antiseptic scrub alternates with alcohol or sterile saline

Answer 54

Presurgical scrub

Question 55

Traditional surgical scrub

Answer 55

3-5 cycles outward spirals

Question 56

Enhance skin adherence of incise drapes

Answer 56

one-step prep

Question 57

Special considerations for males and females for equine skin prep

Answer 57

males- prepuce is packed with gauze sponges and closed females-mammary area cleaned

Question 58

surgical hand scrub

Answer 58

all surfaces cleans 10-25x brush strokes done 4 times or 5 min hand scrubbing

Question 59

supplement to hand scrubbing, effective and easy

Answer 59

Waterless hand antiseptics

Question 60

what places of the body are not sterile when fully scrubbed in?

Answer 60

Neckline, back, armpit area not sterile