NURS 231 Pathophysiology 2023 Module 1 -
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Idiopathic infection
Diseases that have no identifiable cause
Iatrogenic infection
Diseases that occur as a result of medical treatment
Acute infection
short term infection
many times is more severe but with sudden onset and short
duration
Nosocomial infection
infection obtained while in the healthcare setting
Communicable infection
contagious
Insidious disease
, disease with no symptoms until the opportunity presents itself
ex) AIDS
Epidemiology
Study of the disease in the population
Mortality
actual death; death rate
Morbidity
Treatments for Type 1 Allergic reactions
Epinephrine = vasoconstrictor.
Diphenhydramine = antihistamine.
Glucocorticoids = decrease immune response.
Type II: Cytotoxic (ABO incompatibility)
-Blood typing - the type of antigen (or lack of) on RBCs
determines your blood type.
- If incompatible blood is transfused then hemolysis occurs.
-Signs/sx: SOB, CP, diaphoresis, Jaundice.
-Can result in death.
Type III: Ag-Ab complex (immune complex)
-Occurs when Ag-ab complex fails to be removed after
phagocytosis and debris is deposited into tissue, this then
results in complement activation causing damage to host
tissue/organ.
Module 10 Exams & Final Exam Bundle LATEST
UPDATED 2023 Questions &Accurate Answers
verified 100%
Idiopathic infection
Diseases that have no identifiable cause
Iatrogenic infection
Diseases that occur as a result of medical treatment
Acute infection
short term infection
many times is more severe but with sudden onset and short
duration
Nosocomial infection
infection obtained while in the healthcare setting
Communicable infection
contagious
Insidious disease
, disease with no symptoms until the opportunity presents itself
ex) AIDS
Epidemiology
Study of the disease in the population
Mortality
actual death; death rate
Morbidity
Treatments for Type 1 Allergic reactions
Epinephrine = vasoconstrictor.
Diphenhydramine = antihistamine.
Glucocorticoids = decrease immune response.
Type II: Cytotoxic (ABO incompatibility)
-Blood typing - the type of antigen (or lack of) on RBCs
determines your blood type.
- If incompatible blood is transfused then hemolysis occurs.
-Signs/sx: SOB, CP, diaphoresis, Jaundice.
-Can result in death.
Type III: Ag-Ab complex (immune complex)
-Occurs when Ag-ab complex fails to be removed after
phagocytosis and debris is deposited into tissue, this then
results in complement activation causing damage to host
tissue/organ.
