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Pathophysiology NURS 5350 Exam 2 Units 5-
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8 Exam Questions With Answers
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What //are //the //four //clinical //stages //of //the //process //of //infection //and //describe //each?
Incubation /
/phase: /
/period /
/from //initial //exposure //to //the //onset //of //of //the //first //symptoms; //can //last //hours //to //years.
Prodromal /
/phase: /
/Starts /
/with //initial //symptoms //is //often //very //mild //with //feelings //of //discomfort //and //tiredness.
Invasion /
/phase: /
/invasion /
/is //farther //and //affects //other //body //tissues, //symptoms //of //illness //are //at //their //worst.
Convalescence /
/phase: /
/(RECOVERY) /
/recovery /
/occurs //and //symptoms //decline, //or //the //disease //is //fatal, //or //has //period //of //latency.
,What //activates //almost //every //aspect //of //inflammation?
Lipopolysaccharide //(LPS).
Clinical //manifestations //of //infection?
fatigue
malaise
weakness
concentration //loss
aching
loss //of //appetite
FEVER: //HALLMARK //SIGN
leukocytosis
What //is //virulence?
,Capacity //of //a //pathogen //to //cause //severe //disease; //How //potent.
Infectious //Disease //Classification: //Endemic?
Diseases //with //relatively //high, //but //constant, //rates //of //infection //in //a //particular //population.
Infectious //Disease //Classification: //Epidemic?
Number /
/of /
/new /
/infections //in //a //particular //population //that //greatly //exceeds //the //number //usually //observed.
Infectious //Disease //Classification: //Pandemic?
An //epidemic //that //spreads //over //a //large //area //such //as //a //continent //or //worldwide. //
Bacterial //Infection: //Gram //+ //vs //Gram //-
Gram-Positive: //Above //diaphragm.
Gram-Negative: //Below //diaphragm.
, What //are //Exotoxins?
Enzymes //released //during //growth //causing //specific //responses.
What //are //Endotoxins?
Contained //in //cell //walls //of //gram //negative //bacteria //and //released //during //lysis //of //bacteria. //
How //do //antibiotics //work //against //bacterial //infections?
Antibiotics //work //by //prohibiting //protein //synthesis.
What /
/bacteria /
/is //the //major //cause //of //hospital //acquired //(noscomial) //infections //and //antibiotic //resistance?
Staphylococcus //aureus.
What //are //fungal //infections?
Systemic //infection //is //usually //from //immunosuppression.
Pathophysiology NURS 5350 Exam 2 Units 5-
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8 Exam Questions With Answers
// // // //
What //are //the //four //clinical //stages //of //the //process //of //infection //and //describe //each?
Incubation /
/phase: /
/period /
/from //initial //exposure //to //the //onset //of //of //the //first //symptoms; //can //last //hours //to //years.
Prodromal /
/phase: /
/Starts /
/with //initial //symptoms //is //often //very //mild //with //feelings //of //discomfort //and //tiredness.
Invasion /
/phase: /
/invasion /
/is //farther //and //affects //other //body //tissues, //symptoms //of //illness //are //at //their //worst.
Convalescence /
/phase: /
/(RECOVERY) /
/recovery /
/occurs //and //symptoms //decline, //or //the //disease //is //fatal, //or //has //period //of //latency.
,What //activates //almost //every //aspect //of //inflammation?
Lipopolysaccharide //(LPS).
Clinical //manifestations //of //infection?
fatigue
malaise
weakness
concentration //loss
aching
loss //of //appetite
FEVER: //HALLMARK //SIGN
leukocytosis
What //is //virulence?
,Capacity //of //a //pathogen //to //cause //severe //disease; //How //potent.
Infectious //Disease //Classification: //Endemic?
Diseases //with //relatively //high, //but //constant, //rates //of //infection //in //a //particular //population.
Infectious //Disease //Classification: //Epidemic?
Number /
/of /
/new /
/infections //in //a //particular //population //that //greatly //exceeds //the //number //usually //observed.
Infectious //Disease //Classification: //Pandemic?
An //epidemic //that //spreads //over //a //large //area //such //as //a //continent //or //worldwide. //
Bacterial //Infection: //Gram //+ //vs //Gram //-
Gram-Positive: //Above //diaphragm.
Gram-Negative: //Below //diaphragm.
, What //are //Exotoxins?
Enzymes //released //during //growth //causing //specific //responses.
What //are //Endotoxins?
Contained //in //cell //walls //of //gram //negative //bacteria //and //released //during //lysis //of //bacteria. //
How //do //antibiotics //work //against //bacterial //infections?
Antibiotics //work //by //prohibiting //protein //synthesis.
What /
/bacteria /
/is //the //major //cause //of //hospital //acquired //(noscomial) //infections //and //antibiotic //resistance?
Staphylococcus //aureus.
What //are //fungal //infections?
Systemic //infection //is //usually //from //immunosuppression.
