What is the cycle of infection - ANSWER reservoir host, means of exit,
means of transmission, means of entrance, susceptible host
What are the stages of infection - ANSWER 1) incubation;
2) prodromal;
3) illness;
4) convalescence
What are some factors that risk infection? - ANSWER age, pH levels,
immunizations, skin integrity
How do bactericidal antibiotics work? - ANSWER kills the bacteria by
interfering with cell walls
How does bacteriostatic work? - ANSWER stops bacteria from
multiplying by interfering with dna
What precautions do you take with influenza - ANSWER droplet and
standard
Type A influenza - ANSWER most severe and most common in US
Type B influenza - ANSWER limited geographically, less severe than
type A
Type C influenza - ANSWER mild flu and is not associated with
epidemics
How does pneumonia occur? - ANSWER contaminated air is inhaled
and passed into alveoli
, A lot of what occurs when you have pneumonia - ANSWER large
amount of white blood cells
What are the classifications of pneumonia - ANSWER -hospital
acquired
-community acquired
-ventilator associated
-aspiration
What are risk factors of penumonia - ANSWER -smoking
-65+
-chronic disease
-weakened immune system
What are risk factors of UTI - ANSWER -sex
-antibiotic use
-ckd
-pregnancy
What are electrolytes? - ANSWER minerals that help maintain fluid
balance
Positive electrolytes - ANSWER -magnesium mg
-potassium k
-sodium na
-calcium ca
What does sodium do? - ANSWER controls and regulates volume of
body fluids
Hyponatremia - ANSWER low sodium in the blood
What are causes of hyponatremia - ANSWER -npo
-gi loss
-diuretic therapy
-severe fluid loss
-alcoholism
means of transmission, means of entrance, susceptible host
What are the stages of infection - ANSWER 1) incubation;
2) prodromal;
3) illness;
4) convalescence
What are some factors that risk infection? - ANSWER age, pH levels,
immunizations, skin integrity
How do bactericidal antibiotics work? - ANSWER kills the bacteria by
interfering with cell walls
How does bacteriostatic work? - ANSWER stops bacteria from
multiplying by interfering with dna
What precautions do you take with influenza - ANSWER droplet and
standard
Type A influenza - ANSWER most severe and most common in US
Type B influenza - ANSWER limited geographically, less severe than
type A
Type C influenza - ANSWER mild flu and is not associated with
epidemics
How does pneumonia occur? - ANSWER contaminated air is inhaled
and passed into alveoli
, A lot of what occurs when you have pneumonia - ANSWER large
amount of white blood cells
What are the classifications of pneumonia - ANSWER -hospital
acquired
-community acquired
-ventilator associated
-aspiration
What are risk factors of penumonia - ANSWER -smoking
-65+
-chronic disease
-weakened immune system
What are risk factors of UTI - ANSWER -sex
-antibiotic use
-ckd
-pregnancy
What are electrolytes? - ANSWER minerals that help maintain fluid
balance
Positive electrolytes - ANSWER -magnesium mg
-potassium k
-sodium na
-calcium ca
What does sodium do? - ANSWER controls and regulates volume of
body fluids
Hyponatremia - ANSWER low sodium in the blood
What are causes of hyponatremia - ANSWER -npo
-gi loss
-diuretic therapy
-severe fluid loss
-alcoholism
