CST Review Questions Flashcards
Adnexa
parts adjoining the organ.
“Gtt” means
drop
“Ung” refers to
ointment.
Proximal is a term that indicates a point of
attachment
Adduction
movement of a body part toward the body’s midline.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Radiographic procedure w/ability to make images in multiple planes
Epistaxis
Nosebleed
Blood gas analysis is called
Arterial Blood Gases.
The English Surgeon —– who established the first principles of aseptic technique.
Joseph Lister
Osmosis
Passage of fluid through a cell membrane
Aerobic
O2 dependent bacteria.
Phagocytosis
Destruction of bacteria by white blood cells during the inflammatory process.
Bacteriostatic
STOP growth of microorganisms
Atresia
Presence of normal body opening duct, canal.
Ganglion
Knot or knot like mass of nerve cell bodies collected in groups.
Heparin
A drug that interferes č the blood coagulation.
Dextran.
The solutions used to replace Intravenously to replace plasma when plasma is not available.
The amount of pressure necessary in a steam steriliser set at 250* F is
15 – 17 psi.
Positive assurance that sterilisation conditions have been achieved can only be obtained through
Biologic controle test.
A wrapped tray of instruments is sterilised in a gravity displacement steriliser @ 250*F for____ .
30 minutes.
The minimum exposure time for unwrapped instruments in a flash steriliser that is set @ 270F (132C) is____.
3 minutes.
When steam is used to sterilise a rubber tubing or catheter?
When there is distilled water in the lumen.
When using a patient roller, how many people are necessary to move the pt., safely and efficiently?
Four.
When moving the pt., from the OR table, who is responsible for guarding the head & neck from injury?
Anaesthesiologist.
To move the pt., from the transport stretcher to the OR table?
One person stands next to the stretcher, one adjacent to the OR table, and another receives the patient, while the patient moves over.
When moving a pt., č a fx in the OR, never ______ .
support the extremity from below the site of fracture only. Support both ends.
To avoid compromising the venous circulation, the restraint or safety strap should be placed
2 inches above the knee.
98.6* F.
36* C.
Diastolic pressure
the pressure in the artery when the heart is resting between beats (relaxing).
Systolic pressure
pressure that is exerted on the artery as blood moves through at peak contraction of the heart (contracting).
Tachycardia.
heartbeat faster than 100 bpm.
