Exam 57: Surgical Asepsis and Assisting With Surgical Procedures

The medical assistant should always keep the sterile field in view.

Define sanitization, disinfection and sterilization.Include in your answer how each is performed.

The invasion of body tissue by pathogens, which proliferate and damage tissues.

When using sterilizing bags, insert the grasping end of the instrument last.

Property by which a substance can pass or soak through.

All hinged instruments are wrapped in the open position to allow full steam penetration of the joint.

Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life.

Both the patient's and the practitioner's eyes must be protected during laser surgery.

Outline the rules for setting up and maintaining a sterile field.

With __________ healing, a wound heals by granulation from the bottom of the wound outward.