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Infection control circle

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  1. People and contaminated objects
  2. means of exit- mouth, throat, ears, eyes, nose, sounds
  3. Means of transmission- inhale, ingest, absorb, permucosal contact
  4. Means of entry- mouth, nose, throat, ears, eyes.
  5. Susceptible host- everyone
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2
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Hemoconcentration

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Blood looking from tournechea use

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3
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RBC most affected by

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Altitude

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4
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Venous stasis

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Risk of forming blood clots in veins

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5
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Purpose of PPE

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Make barrier between pt and worker

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6
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Glacial acetic is stored

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Biological safety cabinet

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7
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Centrifuge

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Separates blood samples, 3000 rpm for 15mins

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8
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Ph meter

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Measures hydrogen ion concentration

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9
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Autoclave

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  • Is used to disinfect equipment with 15 psi
  • pour distilled water into reservoir, load wrapped items 1in apart on tray, use indicator strip. Turn on for 15mins to warm to 121ºC then another 15mins to allow steam to sterilize
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10
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TC

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Last drop is blown out

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11
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TD

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To deliver- last drop blown out

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12
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BSP

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Bio safety precautions- regulates what PEE is required by all personal

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13
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Analytical balance

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Measures small mass with high precision

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14
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Graduated cylinder

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24hrs urine

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15
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Buckets in centrifuge are used to prevent

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Spills, breakage and aerosols

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16
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Procedure you would follow if pt looses consciousness

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  1. Immediately stop draw
  2. Protect pt from falling
  3. Ask for assistance
  4. Get cold cloth, cookies/crackers, juice/water
  5. Report incident
17
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Beaker

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Measuring and mixing, high resistance to chemicals

18
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Flint glass

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Purelustrous kinda of glass originally made with Flint, cheap and fragile

19
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Incubator

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Like warm oven to grow bacteria, 37º

20
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Microtome

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Slicing small tissues for pathology studies

21
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Polypropylene

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Synthetic resin that is a polymer of propylene

22
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Borosilicate glass

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Thermo and shock resistant- all glass wear

23
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Hemolysis

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Breakdown of RBC release of hemoglobin into fluid portion of specimen

24
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Oxidizing material

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Class C- causes other substances to burn

25
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Flash point

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Temp at which vapors will burn

26
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5 items that belong in non regulated waste

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  1. Needle caps
  2. Gause squares
  3. Cotton balls
  4. Lab coat
  5. Plastic pipettes
  6. Urine container
27
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5 items that must be autoclaved before disposal

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  1. Contaminated gloves
  2. ” cotton balls
  3. ” full collection tube
  4. Urine cultures
  5. Sealed transfer tubed
28
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3 items the belong in sharps

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  1. Needles
  2. Blood stained slides
  3. Capillary tubes
29
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Specimen that is already sterile at disposal time

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Urine

30
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Another name for pyrex

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Kimax- chemical name borosilicate glass

31
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Thermal resistance

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Borosilicate glass

32
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3 advantages of plastic ware

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Durable, cheap, unbreakable

33
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Glassware and pipettes are divided into two groups

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  1. Containers and recievers

2. Volumetric

34
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Containers and receivers

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Beakers, Erlynmeyer flask, test tubes, reagent botice

35
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Volumetric glass ware

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Automatic and manual pipettes, volumetric flask, graduated cylinder, serological pipettes