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CBSPD Questions and Answers Rated A Work Flow ✔✔Movement of items from clean areas to dirty areas to prevent contamination of the environment. VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococcus) ✔✔a st... rain of the bacterium enterococcus that is resistant to the powerful antibiotic vancomycin; infections occur when the bacteria enter the bloodstream, urinary tract, or surgical wounds Vector ✔✔Living carrier of pathogenic organisms from one host to another. TASS ✔✔Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome; an acute inflammation of the anterior segment of the eye after cataract surgery. Caused by inadequate removal of detergent or disinfectant residues after cleaning of ocular instruments. Tunnel washer ✔✔Multichamber unit composed of three to five interconnected chambers, each with a specific task. Table Top Sterilizers ✔✔Compact steam sterilizer that has a chamber volume of no more than 2 cubic feet and that generates steam when distilled or deionized water is added. susceptible host ✔✔Individual who has little resistance to disease. Semi critical device ✔✔Device that comes in contact with mucous membranes. Saturated steam ✔✔Steam that contains 3% entrained water Sepsis ✔✔Condition resulting from microorganisms or their toxins in the bloodstream. Reverse osmosis water ✔✔Water produced by a filtration process in which pressure is used to force a solution through a membrane, with the result that solutes are retained on one side of the membrane and the pure solvent passes to the other side. Prions ✔✔Abnormal virus-like proteins that do not contain DNA or RNA. Prevacum Sterilizer ✔✔Steam sterilizer in which the air is removed by means of a series of vacuums. Oxidation ✔✔Process by which oxygen combines with another substance. par level ✔✔Amount of inventory to keep on hand. Passivation ✔✔Final stage in the manufacturing of instruments; process in which a chemical dip removes all debris and creates a layer of chromium oxide. Pathogen ✔✔disease-producing microorganism Microbes ✔✔Bacteria; germs producing fermentation, putrefaction, and disease. Low-temperature gas plasma sterilization ✔✔Quick low-temperature sterilization process that uses gas plasma for the sterilization of packaged devices. The parameters for LTGP sterilization are time, temperature, and hydrogen peroxide gas plasma. Intermediate level disinfectant ✔✔Process that kills viruses, mycobacteria, fungi, and vegetable bacteria, but not spores. IUSS ✔✔immediate use steam sterilization Integrating indicators ✔✔Class 5 chemical indicators; chemical indicators whose response depends on the achievement of all of the critical parameters of the specific sterilization process they were designed to monitor. Infection ✔✔Invasion of the body by microorganisms that multiply and produce injurious effects. ionize ✔✔To separate into ions, particles that carry an electric charge. Formites ✔✔Inanimate objects that serves as transmission agent for microorganisms. [Show More]

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