Mannitol salt agar differentiates between staphylococci and other organisms because of the high concentration of sugar contained in the media.

Eschar can accumilate on the end of a bovie tip, therefore, a surgical technologist should clean the bovie tip and remove the eschar.

An organism that is capable of incomplete hemolysis will result in a green halo surrounding the bacterial colonies and is called gamma hemolysis.

_________ is the technique used to insure that you are working with a pure culture and do not contaminate your plates.

An example of a pressure device that may be used to prevent deep-vein thrombosis is ____.

The surgical technologist should complete the sterile setup at least 30 minutes before the procedure is scheduled to begin.

Surgicel is composed of  ____.

When cutting suture turn the scissors to a _____ angle to the knot.

Extending your nonsterile hands over a sterile field to open a package, could lead to contamination of that area by skin fallout.

The ____ is a device used to occlude vessels and other tubular structures.