Enterotoxins - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Staphylococcus aureus correct answers -gram positive cocci in clusters -facultative aerobe (prefers O2) -halotonic -ferment mannitol (yellow on MSA plate) -catalase + -*coagulase +* -clumping factor + -medium sized b-hemolytic white colonies -serological tests for TSST-1 and DNA probes are the best diagnosis methods -most clinically significant staphylococcus -important cause of nosocomial infection staphylococcus aureus virulence mechanisms correct answers -protein A: virulent cell...

Staphylococcus aureus correct answers -gram positive cocci in cluster -the most clinically significant staph, important cause of hospital acquired infections -produces protein A, extracellular enzymes and exotoxins -facultative anaerobe -medium sized B-hemolytic colonies -halotonic -mannitol fermentation + -catalase + -*coagulase +* -serological test for TSST-1 and DNA probes are good for detection -usually resistant to penicillin and methicillin staphylococcus aureus clinical mani...

NURS 8024 Pharm Exam 1 Questions And Answers Well Illustrated. Gastric acid secretion by parietal cells of the gastric mucosa are stimulated by - correct answer. *acetycholine, histamine, gastrin Receptor-mediated binding of acetylcholine, histamine, or gastrin results in - correct answer. *the activation of protein kinases, which in turn stimulates the H+/K+-adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) proton pump Gastrin and acetylcholine stimulate release of - correct answer. hi...

MMSC 428 Final Exam questions and answers well illustrated. Staphylococcus aureus - correct answers.-gram positive cocci in cluster -the most clinically significant staph, important cause of hospital acquired infections -produces protein A, extracellular enzymes and exotoxins -facultative anaerobe -medium sized B-hemolytic colonies -halotonic -mannitol fermentation + -catalase + -*coagulase +* -serological test for TSST-1 and DNA probes are good for detection -us...

HESI Nutrition Exam Questions And Answers Active 2 - 3 year old children should have a daily calorie intake of which of the following? -1000 -1400 -1600 -2000 - ANSWER Correct Answer: 1,400 An active child who is 2 - 3 years old should have a daily intake of 1,400 calories. If the child is sedentary, the calorie count recommended per day is 1,000. Enterotoxins affect which of the following? -skin -mucous membranes -nervous system -skeletal system - ANSWER Correct answer: mucous...

Bacillus anthracis Disease Anthrax. Primarily disease of herbivores/ruminants- cows. Cutaneous anthrax most common; GI and inhalation possible but not common. Those have 100% fatality. Bacillus anthracis Characteristics Aerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming rods. Capsule composed of poly-D-glutamate. B. anthracis is the only medically important organism that has a capsule composed of amino acids rather than polysaccharides. Bacillus anthracis Habitat and Transmission Habitat is ...

Upper GI organs - Answer-mouth,pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum Lower GI organs - Answer-small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus Hepatoportal circulation - Answer-hepatic artery receives oxygenated blood from the inferior mesenteric, gastric, and cystic veins. The hepatic portal vein receives deoxygenated blood from the inferior and superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein and delivers nutrients that have been absorbed from the intestinal system Osmotic diarrhea - Answe...

Pyrogenic correct answersability to cause a fever Exotoxin correct answersGram-positive bacteria. Travel through fluids and produce a variety of effects. Enterotoxins may stimulate the vomiting center and cause gastrointestinal distress. Exotoxins stimulate antibody or antitoxin production. Can be used as toxoids to induce an immune response. Endotoxin correct answersGram-negative bacteria. Activate the inflammatory response and produce a fever. Are released when the cell lyses, due to an ...

NURS 5315 GI MODULE 9, EXAM 5 with Correct Solutions 2024 Upper GI organs - Answer -mouth,pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum Lower GI organs - Answer -small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus Hepatoportal circulation - Answer -hepatic artery receives oxygenated blood from the inferior mesenteric, gastric, and cystic veins. The hepatic portal vein receives deoxygenated blood from the inferior and superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein and delivers nutrients that have been...

A 54-year-old woman develops a right shoulder abscess with a strain of S. aureus that is resistant to nafcillin. She was treated with a 2-week course of intravenous vancomycin and improved. Three weeks later (week 5), the infection recurred, and she was given 2 more weeks of intravenous vancomycin and again improved. Four weeks later (week 11), the infection recurred and the patient was again started on intravenous vancomycin. The MICs for vancomycin for the S. aureus isolates were as follows: i...