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Med Surge - Infectious Disorders
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| infectious agens aka | microorganisms or germs |
| emerging micros | new micros - west nile |
| reemerging micros | reappearance of micros - TB whooping |
| types of infectious agents | bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae, protozans |
| communicable or contagious | infections that can be transmitted person to person |
| fungi | yeast or mold |
| rickettsiae | fleas, ticks, lice, mits |
| helminths | worms |
| virulence | power to produce disease |
| infectious cycle | agent, reservoir, exit, transportation, entrance, host |
| defense mechanisms 2 | mechanical, chemical |
| means of transportation | contact, droplet, airborne, vehicle, vector |
| types of infection | localized, generalized, opportunstic |
| types of infection 2 | community, nosocomial, acute, chronic, 2ndary |
| normal WBC | 4.5 - 11 (thousand) |
| sepsis is systemtic | T 100.4 higher, P 90, R20, WBC 12,000 |
| fever is the body's attemp | to destroy pathogen w/heat |
| diagnostic tests | WBC, culture, sensitivity, skin test |
| course of infection | incubation, prodromal, acute, convalescent |
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