If you cannot sanitize instruments immediately after using them, __________.

place them in water with a neutral-pH detergent.

*Leakproof containers that are color-coded red or labeled with a special symbol to show that they contain biological agents that can spread disease to living things are called ____________________________ containers.

*biohazardous waste

The process of cleaning and scrubbing instruments and equipment, generally by washing with detergents and scrubbing as needed, is __________.

sanitization

Which of the following is used to disinfect bloody surfaces?

Bleach

A lighted instrument that is used to examine the inner structures of the eye is a(n) __________.

Opthalmoscope

Which of the following is an instrument used to examine the ear canal and the tympanic membrane?

Otoscope

A piece of equipment that measures blood pressure is a(n) __________.

sphygmomanometer

*After sanitization, some instruments and equipment require only ______________ before being used again. For other items, this is merely the second step in infection control, performed before the process of sterilization.

*disenfection

**A thick-walled reproductive body that is capable of resisting harsh conditions and has been known to survive disinfection with strong chemicals and boiling water is called a bacterial ______________

**spores

Which of the following instruments must be sterilized?

anoscope and vaginal speculum

An autoclave is used to __________ instruments that penetrate the skin or come in contact with normally sterile areas of the body.

Sterilize

The temperature of the laboratory refrigerators should be maintained between __________.

36 f to 46 f

*The act that requires businesses, services, and public transportation to provide "reasonable accommodations" for the disabled is ______________

*ADA

*Iodine products that are used on human tissues as anti-infection agents are called ______________

antiseptics

Which of the following brand name chemicals, commonly known as Cidex, is used in chemical sterilization processes?

glutaraldehyde

*Leakproof containers that are color-coded red or labeled with a special symbol to show that they contain biological agents that can spread disease to living things are called ____________________________ containers.

*biohazardous waste

*Exposure that can spread disease may occur through inhalation, ingestion, or ______________ ______________

transcutaneous absorption