For Each Item Listed Below, Select a Sterilant That You

question 43

Essay

For each item listed below, select a sterilant that you feel is the most suitable and effective for that item.Discuss why you selected each sterilant.
A) plastic Petri dishes to be used for nutrient media
B) glass tubes of bacterial cultures to be discarded
C) sterile milk
D) dozens of reusable glass pipets
E) bone tissue for grafting
F) room air
G) hospital mattresses
H) biopsy tissue for histology analysis
I) plastic respiratory therapy equipment and arthroscopes
J) vaccines

• A) plastic Petri dishes to be used for nutrient media
• B) glass tubes of bacterial cultures to be discarded
• C) sterile milk
• D) dozens of reusable glass pipets
• E) bone tissue for grafting
• F) room air
• G) hospital mattresses
• H) biopsy tissue for histology analysis
• I) plastic respiratory therapy equipment and arthroscopes
• J) vaccines

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Definitions:

Value Analyses

A method of assessing the functions of a product or service to reduce costs and improve product value for consumers.

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The amount of money charged for a product or service, determined by factors such as cost, market demand, and competition.

Retail Cost

The total price at which a product is sold to the end consumer, including costs of production, distribution, and a profit margin.

Markup on Selling Price

The amount added to the cost price of goods to cover overhead and profit, calculated as a percentage of the selling price.