chapter 1 Flashcards
1
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Five phases of coagulation
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- Vascular phase (vessel constricts)
- Pallet Phase (cells clump to plug leak)
- coagulation phase (blood clot forms)
- clot retraction (clot shrinks as tear heals)
- fibrinolysis (clot dissolves)
2
Q
Chain of infection
A
Infectious agent Reservoir Portal of exit Mode of transmission Portal of entry Susceptible host
3
Q
Standard precautions
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Use PPE when handling body fluids
4
Q
Airborne precautions
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spread via droplet smaller than 5 microns wear respiratory protection(mask)
5
Q
Contact precautions
A
wear gloves and gown
6
Q
The four chambers of the heart
A
right atrium
left atrium
right ventricle
left ventricle