abb/term Flashcards
BX
Biopsy
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
BBP
Bloodborne Pathogen
Symbol meaning
Biohazard Material Present
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet (sometimes referred to as SDS)
Aerobic
Grow in the presence of oxygen
Anaerobic
Grow in the absence of oxygen (Low Oxygen level)
Antiseptic
Agent capable of producing antisepsis
Autoclave
Process using high pressures and temperatures, steam sterilization
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
Biohazard
Material that has been in contact with body fluids and is capable of transmitting disease
Cryosurgery
The process of freezing, used for removal of benign moles (nevi)
Disinfection
A chemical or physical process in which disease-producing microorganisms or pathogen are killed, but not spores
Dorsal Recumbent
Lying on your back with legs bent up, Used for abdominal checks
Exposure Control Plan
Describes how the employer will use engineering and work practice controls to minimize the employee’s exposure to bbp
Fenestrated
Having openings
Fowlers
Sitting in an upward position and used for patients with respiratory/cardiovascular issues
Incision & Drainage
A surgical cut made to achieve access or to allow discharge of unwanted material such as pus
Lithotomy
Medical position used mainly for female exams, childbirth, vaginal checks,
Prone
A position involving the patient to lay on his/her stomach
Sanitization
The process of washing and scrubbing to remove materials such as body tissue, blood or other body fluids
Supine
laying on back with face upward
Sims
Position used for taking temp and medication administration/patient lay on his/her left side with right leg bent up
Sterilization
The process of killing all microorganisms and their spores
Trendelenburg
A position in which the patients head is low and the legs are elevated
Universal Precautions
An approach to infection control to treat all human blood and certain human body fluids as if they were known to be infectious for HIV,HBV, and other blood borne pathogens, regardless of their true pathogenicity
