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Infectious disease
Infectious disease
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
04/29/2010

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Term
Differentiate colonization from infection
Definition
Colonization - to symptoms
Infection - symptoms
Term
What are the important points of food preparation?
Definition
Wash hands, fresh food, clean surfaces, store carefully, no pets,
Term
Name the common antibiotics used to treat C Diff, MRSA, and VRE
Definition
C Diff - Vancomycin, Flagyl, Nitazoxanide (Alinia) Fecal Transplant
MRSA - Vancomycin, Zyvox
VRE-penicillan, gentomycin, Zyvox
Term
List 2 common food sources for E. Coli and Salmonellosis
Definition
E. Coli - Ground beef
Salmonellosis- Raw chicken, eggs
Term
What types of precautions are used for:
C Diff
AIDS
MRSA
Measles
Definition
C Diff - Contact
AIDS - standard
MRSA - contact
Measles - airborne
Term
List 2 groups of people recommended. To have the flu vaccination by the CDC?
Definition
Children 6 mos - 19 yrs.
Anyone over 50
Health care workers
Residents of LTC facilities
Term
Give examples of a hospital acquired infection
Definition
MRSA, VRE, C. Diff
Term
How are the following diseases transmitted:
Lymes
Legionnaires
West Nile Virus
H1N1 flu
Definition
Lymes - tick bite
Legionaires- aerosol
West Nile Virus - mosquito
H1N1 flu - person to person
Term
What is the most commonly acquired STD?
Definition
HPV
Term
What are the S/S of an STI?
Definition
vaginal discharge, itching, odor, hematuria, dysuria
Term
What are the symptoms/complications and treatment of Syphilis
Definition
SX : chancre (early), blindness, psychosis, CV disease (late)
Complications : psychosis, blindness, stroke, meningitis, pain
Tx: penicillan
Term
What are the symptoms/complications/ and treatment of Chlamydia?
gonorrhea
HPV
Definition
Sx: dysuria, erythritis,epididymitis
Complications: PID, damage to reproductive organs
Tx: Doxycycline (Adnoxa), Azithromycin(zithromax)
Term
Which diseases are mandatory to report to the CDC?
Definition
AIDS, hepetitis, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, TB, chicken pox, encephalitis, measles, mumps
Term
What are the routine chidhood vaccinations?
Definition
Term
What are the characteristics of C Diff? What are the risk factors?
Definition
fqt diarrhea w/ patricular odor and appearance (brown jello)
multi antibioticz, GI Sx, Age, feeding tube, chemo, chronic illness, environmental exposure
Term
What is ESBL and what are the precautions/ treatment?
Definition
Multiresistant gram - bacteria, mostly in GI tract, TX by 3rd generation Cephalosporin,
Good handwashing obeying infection control policies
* Antibiotic ointment increases colinization*
Term
What is salmonellosis? S/S? Treatment?
Definition
Gram - bacteria
found in poultry, eggs, raw milk, meat
S/S NVD, fever (almost always), sudden HA, abdominal pain
Tx: often resolves w/ fluids
Term
What is E Coli? Sources? S/S? Treatment?
Definition
can cause fatal hemorrhagic colitis or thrombocytopenia
from undercooked foods contaminated bey feces or persons who did not wash hands
undercooked beef, unpasturized milk, apple cider, municipal water, spinach
S/S bloody diarrhea, cramps, fever
Term
What diseased are mandatory to be reported to the CDC?
Definition
AIDS, hepatitis, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, TB, chicken pox, encephalitis, measles, mumps
Term
What are S/S/Complications/Tx for Gonorrhea?
Definition
S/S - bloody urine
Complications - PID. Menengitis
Tx - Rocephin, Cipro
Term
What are the S/S/Complications/Tx. for HPV?
Definition
Over 100 strains, affects skin of penis, scrotum, vulva, anus, and lining of vagina/rectum
Complications: cervical cancer
Tx: Acyclovar, Podophylloin (Podofin, Vaccine
Term
What is an important teaching point for someone being treated for Gonorrhea?
Definition
Remain abstinent until antibiotics are completed
Term
What is an incubation period?
Definition
Time between invasion by infectious agent and first appearance of S/S
Varies from 2-4 hrs. - staph
10 - 15 yrs. - syphilis
TB 4-12 weeks
flu 1-3 days
lyme disease 14-21 days
Term
What is the Communicable period?
Definition
Time when infectious agent can be passed on
flu 3-5 days
hep B. several weeks
Term
What is the Prodromal period?
Definition
Between first symptom and appearance of symptoms that typify the disease
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