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14 Cards in this Set
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Cleaning |
Removal of all visible & non visible soil & any other foreign material from medical devices being processed |
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Decontamination area |
Location within a healthcare facility designated for the collection, retention & cleaning of soiled &/or contaminated items |
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Relative humidity |
Amount of water vapor in the atmosphere; expressed as a percentage of the total amount of vapor the atmosphere could hold without condensation |
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Biohazardous waste |
Waste containing infectious agents that present a risk or potential risk to human health, either directly through infectious or indirectly through the environment |
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Deionized (DI) water |
Water that has had all minerals removed through an ion exchange process |
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Distilled water |
Water that is heated to steam, then allowed to cool & condense. Distillation removes impurities, like gases & organic materials; it also removes some bacteria |
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Reverse osmosis (RO) |
Water purification process by which a solvent, such as water, is removed of impurities after being forced through a semipermeable membrane |
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Pyrogen |
Substance, typically produced by a bacterium, that produces fever when introduced/released into the blood |
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Cavitation |
Process used by an ultrasonic cleanse in which low pressure bubbles in a cleaning solution burst inward & dislodge soil from instruments |
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Impingement |
Spray force action of pressurized water against instruments being processed to physically remove bioburden |
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Emulsifier |
Any ingredient used to bind together substances that normally do not combine, such as oil & water |
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Surfactant agents |
Substance that lowers the surface tension of the water & increases the solubility of organic compounds |
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Chelating agents |
Chemicals the hold hard water minerals in solution & prevent soaps or detergents from reacting w/ the minerals |
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Toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) |
Acute postoperative inflammatory reaction in which a non infectious substance enters the anterior segment & induces toxic damage to the intra ocular tissue |
