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CAMRT: Section C (12-16%) Health and safety | 53 Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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CAMRT: Sec tion C (12 -16%) Health and safety | 53 Questions and Answers 100% Correct nosocomial infection - Answer infection that is acquired in the course of medical care and is an infection that was not present prior to this most common sites for Health Care Associated Infections HAIs are - Answer urinary and respiratory systems, and central line -associated blood stream infections. he most common types of HAIs in Canada are - Answer methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),vancomycin -resistant Enterococci (VRE), and Clostridium difficile (CDI) "community -acquired infection" is - Answer where a per son enters a health care facility already infected Factors that increase susceptibility for nosocomial infections - Answer age, nutritional status, stress, inadequate rest and exercise, health history, inadequate immune defenses diseases caused by bac teria include - Answer Tuberculosis, Streptococcal infections of the throat, Staphyloccal infections in many parts of the body, Salmonella poisoning, Gonorrhea, Syphilis and Tetanus Viruses that infect humans include - Answer influenza, common cold, mumps, measles, HIV, hepatitis A, B, C, D and E What do Malformed prion protein do to the body? - Answer proceed to convert normal proteins to become infectious disease Parasitic Parasite diseases include - Answer giardia, malaria, toxoplasmosis, flatworm Pathway of infection - Answer Pathogen -> Reservoir -> Escape from reservoir -> Transmission through environment -> Portal of entry -> Susceptible host indirect modes of transportation of infection include - Answer Fomite: on object that h as been in contact with a pathogen. Ex: x -ray table, syringe or dressing Vehicle: : a medium that transports microorganisms. Ex: food, water, drugs, blood Vectors: the pathogen multiplies here before infecting a new host. Ex: infected animals or insects Droplet: infectious secretions as the host coughs, sneezes or talks. Ex: nose, mouth of an infected host Airborne: comes from evaporated residue left from dr oplet; these are suspended in the air Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) are microorganisms that are present in - Answer Blood or any body fluid visibly contaminated with blood Semen Vaginal secretions Spinal, pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, amniotic and syn ovial fluids Breast milk (not all agree) Symptoms of Hepatitis - Answer fever, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, jaundice Hep C is primarily Symptomatic or asymptomatic? - Answer asymptomatic until the patient develops cirrhosis •Hep B can live on dried surfaces for - Answer one week Hep B is transmitted through - Answer contact with an infected individual's blood is Hep C vaccine preventable? - Answer No Medical Asepsis or Clean Technique - Answer procedures that r educes or prevents the spread of microorganisms, but does not completely eliminate them.The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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