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Comp 6 ch 9

1.

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

place them in water with a neutral-pH detergent.

2.

*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

3.

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

sanitization

4.

Which of the following is used to disinfect bloody surfaces?

Bleach

5.

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

Opthalmoscope

6.

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

Otoscope

7.

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

sphygmomanometer

8.

*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

9.

**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

10.

Which of the following instruments must be sterilized?

anoscope and vaginal speculum

11.

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

Sterilize

12.

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

36 f to 46 f

13.

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

*ADA

14.

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

antiseptics

15.

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

glutaraldehyde

16.

*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

17.

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

transcutaneous absorption