Asepsis Quiz
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Which category of asepsis is derived from older antiseptic techniques?

  • Both medical and surgical asepsis
  • Surgical asepsis (correct)
  • Medical asepsis
  • Neither medical nor surgical asepsis
  • What is the goal of asepsis?

  • To achieve sterility
  • To promote inflammation
  • To eliminate infection (correct)
  • To prevent fermentation
  • Who introduced the use of carbolic acid as an antiseptic?

  • Joseph Lister (correct)
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Ignaz Semmelweis
  • Lawson Tait
  • Which of the following diseases is associated with sterile inflammation?

    <p>Alzheimer's disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of aseptic tissue damage from corticosteroid injections?

    <p>Improper aseptic technique</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of surgical site infection (SSI) is confined to the skin?

    <p>Superficial incisional</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who introduced the autoclave for sterilization of surgical instruments?

    <p>Ernst von Bergmann</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did William Halsted pioneer in the operating room?

    <p>Surgical gloves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Halsted use to sterilize the operation site?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Halsted enforce in his department at Johns Hopkins Hospital?

    <p>Hand washing ritual</p> Signup and view all the answers

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