Pertussis whooping cough - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The three types of antigens that are used to serotype enteric bacteria. - O-outer membrane K- capsular antigen H- flagella Cause most nosocomial infections. General characteristics of a coliform. - -Rapidly ferment lactose. -Part of normal microbiota. -May be opportunistic. -Aerobic or facultatively anaerobic. -Found in soil and plants. -Presence in water = impure water and poor sewage treatment. Brucella melitensis - -CDC select agent. -Causes brucellosis in people= bang's dis...

PACKRAT Exam Questions With Revised Correct Detailed Answers > BRAND NEW VERSION!! 1) What is the clinical name for whooping cough? - ANSWER Pertussis 2) What two labs do you want to monitor in a patient on an ACEI? - ANSWER Serum creatinine and serum potassium 3) In what age range do you expect to most commonly find amaurosis fugax? - ANSWER Patients older than 50 4) An involuntary loss of urine during coughing or laughing is what type of incontinence? ...

Streptococcus pyogenes correct answers -pharyngitis -pyoderma -scarlet fever -erysipelas = st. anthony's fire -erysipelatous bullae -cellulitis -puerperal sepsis -necrotizing fasciitis -streptococcal toxic shock syndrome -pneumonia Post-streptococcal sequlae correct answers -ARF -AGN -PANDAS Streptococcus agalactiae correct answers -Neonatal infections: bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis -Adult nosocomial infections: bacteremia, bacteremia Enterococcus faecilis, Enterococcus...

DO NOT delegate what you can EAT! E - evaluate A - assess T - teach Addison's disease down, down, down, up, down hyponatremia, hypotension, decreased blood volume, hyperkalemia, hypoglycemia Cushing's disease up, up, up, down, up hypernatremia, hypertension, increased blood volume, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia No Pee, No K Do not give potassium without adequate urine output EleVate Veins; dAngle Arteries For better perfusion APGAR A = appearance ( color all pink, pink and blue...

Nurses should not delegate to Non Certified personnel - E - evaluate A - assess T - teach S/S Addisons Disease - Down, down, down, up, down Hyponatremia, hypotension, low blood volume, hyperkalemia, hypoglycemia S/S Cushings Disease - Up, up, up, down, up Hypernatremia, hypertension, increased blood volume, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia If there is no urine output No Pee - Do not give Potassium No K For perfusion = EleVate - Veins For perfusion = DAngle - Arteries TRANSMISSION-BASED PRE...

An 18 month-old weighing 22 pounds is admitted to the pediatric unit with a diagnosis of dehydration. A replacement bolus of normal saline at 20 mL/kg is ordered to be administered intravenously over 40 minutes. In mL/hour, what will be the setting for the IV delivery system? - correct answer 300 Using ratio proportion:First, convert 22 pounds to kilograms (22/2.2) = 10 kg20 mL/kg = 20 x 10 kg = 200 mL200 mL/40 minutes = x mL/60 minutes (in an hour)200 x 60 = 12000/40 = 300 mL/hrUsing dimens...

NURS 406 Study Guide for Exam 2 *Know for each disease process: pathophysiology, prevention, evaluation, S & S, assessment, management, monitoring, complications, and teaching Infectious Disease 1. Pertussis: bordetella pertussis a. Pathophysiology i. Aka whooping cough ii. Spread: resp droplets, direct contact iii. Isolation: droplet b. Prevention: vaccine c. Evaluation: positive nasopharyngeal culture d. S/S Catarrhal Duration: 1-2 wks Symptoms: Rhinorrhea, mild cough, low grade ...

Bordetella Pertussis (Whooping cough) - ansGram - Coccobacilli -Acute Respiratory, Severe coughing episodes (Bronchial pneumonia, acute encephalopothy -killed 5-10,000/yr before vaccine (available 2013/2014) -S&S: runny nose, sneezing, mild cough, low-grade fever, pneumonia, whoop sound inhaling, cyanosis, vomiting -Petrussis toxin a-b subunit - attaches/blocks cilia movement, increases cAMP levels (mucous secretions) -Filamentous hemagglutinin - attaches to human cilia -Transmission - p...

Fifth Disease + Expected Findings + Treatment ~ Spreads through droplet and blood; EF- slapped cheek appearance Treatment- supportive care, antipyretics and analgesics Mumps + Expected Findings + Treatment ~ caused by paramyxovirus EF- swollen neck glands Treatment: supportive care, antipyretics and analgesics Bordatella pertussis + Expected Findings + Treatment ~ Whooping cough EF- whooping sound on inspiration Treatment- antibiotics and antimicrobials; DtAP for prevention Varic...

What precautions are used all the time with every patient, regardless of their diagnosis? standard precaution Airborne precautions used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by airborne nuclei (PPE: n95 mask and negative pressure room) ex. TB, varicella-chicken pox Droplet precautions Must be followed for a patient known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large-particle droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking, or lau...