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What is surgical asepsis?
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A process used to keep an area or object free of organisms by destroying the pathogens & their spores
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Medical asepsis
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Any practice that helps reduce the number & spread of microorganisms
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Surgical asepsis
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The complete removal of microorganisms & their spores from the surface of an object
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Sterilization
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The absolute killing of all life forms- reduces the probability of acquiring an infection to zero
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Most freq. used method of sterilization
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Heat
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Moist heat or dry heat, more effective & rapid at killing
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Moist heat
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Dry heat
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Oven with a higher temperature
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Moist heat
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Involves using steam under pressure; quickest most convenient & most commonly used method
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Autoclave
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Device used to sterilize using moist heat
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What is medical asepsis?
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Any practice the helps reduce the number & spread of microorganisms
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During medical asepsis, microbes ______
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Are not eliminated
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Disinfection
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As many microorganisms as possible are eliminated from surfaces by physical or chemical means
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Disinfection does not destroy ________
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Spores
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Objects or surfaces that cannot be sterilized
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Tables, floors, walls, equipment
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When skin is disinfected, the solutions are called?
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Antiseptics
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