1Aseptic routine
procedures that minimizes the chance of contamination
2HEPA filter definition
High Efficiency Particulate Air Filter
3HEPA filter function, what does it do
filter particles; reduce the risk of airborne contamination
4Causes of contamination:
Equipment, Personnel, enviornment
5Class 100 enviornemt defiinition and specs:
100 particles; 0.5 microns per cubic foot of air
6Buffer room attributes and requirements:
closed system made up of four walls an air handling system and a
transfer and interaction compartment
7Usp797 (United States Pharmacopeia) definition:
Enforcable standards for sterile compunding
8Laminar flow hood function:
Provide clean air in the working space. Preventing room air (potentially
contaminated)
9Laminar flow food rules for operation:
Run for 30 mins
10Laminar flow hood inspect certify:
Inspect every 6 months, prefilter changed every month
11BSC (Biological Safety Cabinet) types/classes:
type a- minimum, type 2 class B= better more expensive, vents to outside
12BSC (Biological Safety Cabinet) Function:
preparing chemo agents to provide safety for personnel
13Whats the difference between BSC and Verticle flow hood?
provides extra safety features for personnel
14Parts of a needle
hub (connects), shaft (main long part), bevel heel, bevel tip, bevel
15Common lengths of needle
3/8in – 3.5 in
16Needle Gauge definition:
the higher the number the larger the bore size. (lumen)
17Dispensing pin:
Used for multiple draws
18Sterilizing filter size:
0.22 micron
19Flange :
Top collar of the plunger/ Flat end the lip (where your fingers are placed)
20Barrel:
A tube that is open at one end and tapers into a hollow tip at the other end
21Plunger:
A piston-type rod with a slightly cone shaped tip that passes inside the barrel of the syringe
22Syringe capacity range:
0.3-60ML
23Syringe tip
Provides the point of attachment for a needle
24Syringe capacity rule:
use next size up, 25-75
25How is Syringe volume measured:
Graduation lines
26What are Iv bags material ?
PVC (poly vinyl Chloride)
27Medication port:
part of the iv bag with rubber port for injecting medications into bag
28IV piggy back volume:
50-100ml (minibag) (SVP)
31Intraspinal
in the spine
32sterility
the freedom from bacteria and other microorganisms
33PH definition:
Measure used to describe acidity of a substance
36Whats the ph of blood/plasma
7.4
37Tonicity:
State of tension of the tissues
38Hypotonic
swelling of the red blood cells
39Hypertonic
shrinkage of the red blood cells
41Buffer capacity
Ability of a substance to resist a change in ph in relation to the enviornment
42Potassium Chloride Special Considerations:
may precipitate, add last
43TPN definition
Total Parenteral nutrition
44Antineoplastic definition
drug used to treat cancer
45Antineoplastic alternative name:
chemotherapy/chemotherapeutic agents/cytotoxic agents