Insulin - ANSWER narrow therapeutic index med,
lowers blood sugar
SAL - ANSWER sterility assurance level, also PNSU
narrow therapeutic index med - ANSWER heparin
BI - ANSWER biological indicator evaluator, used with each sterilization cycle to deter-
mine cycle efficacy
chemotherapy - ANSWER narrow therapeutic index med,
treatment of cancer with drugs
bubble point test records - ANSWER filter type
lot #
PSI rating (expected bubble point)
observed bubble point
pass/fail
initials of tester
bicarb - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte B
within 6 hours - ANSWER nonsterile component CSPs sterilized...
1
, calcium - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte
0.22 micron filter - ANSWER sterilization by filtration filter size
Chloride - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte Cl
1.2 micron filter - ANSWER pre-filter size for CSP sterilization
Magnesium - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte Mg
1 per 1,000 (10^-3) - ANSWER PNSU for sterilization by filtration, nonsterile per sterile
phosphates - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte Ph
1 per 1,000,000 (10^-6) - ANSWER PNSU for terminal sterilization, nonsterile per sterile
Potassium - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte K
D value - ANSWER amount of time (minutes) required to kill 90% of microorganisms pre-
sent
sodium - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte Na
Z value - ANSWER (temperature) coefficient of microbial destruction needed to kill 90%
of microorganisms and spores in a sample
tpn - ANSWER combination of dextrose, fats, amino acid proteins, electrolytes, vitamins,
and trace elements
2
lowers blood sugar
SAL - ANSWER sterility assurance level, also PNSU
narrow therapeutic index med - ANSWER heparin
BI - ANSWER biological indicator evaluator, used with each sterilization cycle to deter-
mine cycle efficacy
chemotherapy - ANSWER narrow therapeutic index med,
treatment of cancer with drugs
bubble point test records - ANSWER filter type
lot #
PSI rating (expected bubble point)
observed bubble point
pass/fail
initials of tester
bicarb - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte B
within 6 hours - ANSWER nonsterile component CSPs sterilized...
1
, calcium - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte
0.22 micron filter - ANSWER sterilization by filtration filter size
Chloride - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte Cl
1.2 micron filter - ANSWER pre-filter size for CSP sterilization
Magnesium - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte Mg
1 per 1,000 (10^-3) - ANSWER PNSU for sterilization by filtration, nonsterile per sterile
phosphates - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte Ph
1 per 1,000,000 (10^-6) - ANSWER PNSU for terminal sterilization, nonsterile per sterile
Potassium - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte K
D value - ANSWER amount of time (minutes) required to kill 90% of microorganisms pre-
sent
sodium - ANSWER concentrated electrolyte Na
Z value - ANSWER (temperature) coefficient of microbial destruction needed to kill 90%
of microorganisms and spores in a sample
tpn - ANSWER combination of dextrose, fats, amino acid proteins, electrolytes, vitamins,
and trace elements
2
