34. Infection Control and Medical Asepsis

Question 1

Microorganism that can live and grow only in the presence of Oxygen.

Answer 1

Aerobe

Question 2

Transported or carriend through the air.

Answer 2

Airborne

Question 3

Microorganisms having the ability to live without oxygen.

Answer 3

Anaerobes

Question 4

Condition free of organisms.

Answer 4

Asepsis

Question 5

Pressurized device designed to heat aqueous solitions above their boiling point to achieve sterilization.

Answer 5

Autoclave

Question 6

Unicellular microorganism concerned with the fermentation and putrefaction of matter.

Answer 6

Bacteria

Question 7

Material that has been in contact with body fluid and is potentially capable of transmitting disease.

Answer 7

Biohazardous

Question 8

Capable of being transported in blood.

Answer 8

Blood-Borne

Question 9

Legislation dealing with the operation fo a clinical laboratory.

Answer 9

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)

Question 10

Abnormal deep stupor from which a person cannot be aroused by external stimuli.

Answer 10

Coma

Question 11

Capable of being transmitted from one person or species to another.

Answer 11

Communicable

Question 12

Process of applying antimicrobial agents to nonliving objects to destroy microorganisms.

Answer 12

Disinfection

Question 13

Disease that results from contamination with water-based microorganisms.

Answer 13

Droplet Infection

Question 14

Pertaining to any fluid that filters from the circulatory system into lesions or areas of inflammation.

Answer 14

Exudative

Question 15

Pertaining to stool.

Answer 15

Fecal

Question 16

Plant life occurring or adapted for living in a specific environment.

Answer 16

Flora

Question 17

Object that may harbor or transmit a disease agent.

Answer 17

Fomite

Question 18

Simple parasitic plants that depend on other life forms for a nutritional source.

Answer 18

Fungi

Question 19

Study of health and observance of health rules.

Answer 19

Hygiene

Question 20

Burn, setting afire.

Answer 20

Incineration

Question 21

Interval between exposure to infection and the appearance of the first symptom.

Answer 21

Incubation Period

Question 22

Diagnostic methods involving entry into living tissue.

Answer 22

Invasive Procedure

Question 23

Feeling of discomfort or uneasiness.

Answer 23

Malaise

Question 24

Microscopic living body not perceivable by the naked eye.

Answer 24

Microorganism

Question 25

Branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.

Answer 25

Morphology

Question 26

Egg of a louse or other parasitic insect.

Answer 26

Nits

Question 27

To bind legally or morally.

Answer 27

Obligate

Question 28

Est. 1970 by the US department of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to prevent work related injuries and harm by issuing and enforcing rules for workplace safety and health.

Answer 28

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Question 29

Organisms that live in or on another organism without rendering it any service in return.

Answer 29

Parasites

Question 30

Any microorganism or substance capable of producing a disease.

Answer 30

Pathogens

Question 31

Garments designed to protect the wearer’s body or clothing from contamination by potentially infectious materials.

Answer 31

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Question 32

Small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin.

Answer 32

Petechial

Question 33

Measure of acidity to alkalinity.

Answer 33

pH

Question 34

Single-cell animal.

Answer 34

Protozoa

Question 35

Pertaining to an itching sensation.

Answer 35

Pruritic

Question 36

Pertaining to a collection of pus that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue on the basis of an infectious process.

Answer 36

Pustular

Question 37

Revival from apparent or possible death.

Answer 37

Resuscitation

Question 38

Any of a famil of rod-shaped, coccoid, or diplococcus-shaped, often pleomorphic Gram-negative bacteria that are intracellular parasites of arthropods and are pathogenic to humans.

Answer 38

Rickettsiae

Question 39

Sudden attack of pain, disease, or certain symptoms.

Answer 39

Seizures

Question 40

Etchings located on the blades of an instrument to keep it from slipping.

Answer 40

Serrations

Question 41

Length of time that sterile items are given before they are considered unsuitable for maintaining sterility.

Answer 41

Shelf Life

Question 42

Hard capsules formed by certain bacteria that allow them to resist prolonged exposure to heat.

Answer 42

Spores

Question 43

Guidelines for the prevention of infectious diseases and nosocomial infections established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Answer 43

Standard Precautions

Question 44

Elimination of all transmissible agents (such as bacteria and viruses) from a surface.

Answer 44

Sterilization

Question 45

Having little resistance to a disease or foreign protein.

Answer 45

Susceptible

Question 46

An organism that transmits a pathogen.

Answer 46

Vector

Question 47

Alertly watchful, especially to avoid harm or danger.

Answer 47

Vigilant

Question 48

Disease evoking power of a pathogen.

Answer 48

Virulence

Question 49

Very simple microorganisms capable of replicating within living cells.

Answer 49

Viruses

Question 50

Liable to injury or hurt.

Answer 50

Vulnerable