Sanitation and Disinfection

__________________ has a broad anti-microbial range, effective against vegetative bacteria, mycobacterium tuberculosis, fungi, and viruses.

• Glutaraldehyde
• Peroxide
• Alcohol
• Carbolic acid

____________________ are a special test performed on pre-vacuum (high vacuum) sterilizers to monitor the efficiency of the vacuum pump and the presence of air leaks and/or gases in the steam.

• Bowie-Dick tests
• Chemical indicators
• Mechanical monitors
• Biological indicators

_____uses high-intensity sound waves to assist in the cleaning of instruments through a process called cavitation.

• Washer-sterilizer
• Steris sterilizer
• Sterrad sterilizer
• Ultrasonic cleaner

70-90% ethyl or isopropyl alcohol, phenolic germicidal solution such as hexachlorophene and carbolic acid, iodophor solution, and sodium hypochlorite (household bleach) are examples of which type of disinfectant?

• intermediate level
• low level
• central level
• high level

A higher concentration of __________ disinfectant agent will inactivate HIV and Hep-B.

• alcohol
• chlorine compounds
• 2% glutaraldehyde
• phenolic compounds

Activated glutaraldehyde, although not the first choice, can be used on which of the following?

• paper wrapper items
• stainless steel instruments
• items made with copper, brass, and zinc
• lensed instruments

Activated glutaraldehyde requires total immersion of instruments for _______________ for sterilization.

• 1 hour
• 10 hours
• 10 minutes
• 20 minutes

Agent that inhibits the growth of microorganisms on animate surfaces

• Sterilant
• Disinfectant
• Antiseptic
• Germicide

Agent that kills bacteria

• Antiseptic
• Sterilant
• Bactericidal
• Germicide

Agent that retards or prevents bacterial growth

• Antiseptic
• Bacteriostatic
• Bactericidal
• Disinfectant