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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.

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

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

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.