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EXAM 4 CHAPTER 25 Flashcards

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What is septicemia?

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The growth of bacteria in the blood

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What is bacteremia?

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The presence of bacteria in the blood

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What is septic shock

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When your blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level after an infection

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What causes septic shock?

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Pro-inflammatory cytokines in circulation at high enough concentrations to cause systemic tight junction leakiness.

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What does septic shock lead to?

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Loss of blood volume and pressure

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What is the most common agent of osteomyelitis and why is it so hard to treat?

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S. aureus. Penetration of antibiotics into this area is low.

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What is the disease gas gangrene caused by?

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Clostridium perfringens

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What is the disease cat scratch disease caused by?

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Bartonella henselae

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What is the disease plague caused by?

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Yersinia pestis

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What is the disease epidemic typhus caused by?

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Rickettsia prowazekii

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What is the disease lyme disease caused by?

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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What is the disease rocky mountain spotted fever caused by?

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Rickettsia rickettsia

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What is the disease malaria caused by?

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Apicomplexan species of plasmodium.

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What is the agent of infectious mononucleosis

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EBV. HIV and malaria patients at risk for a B cell lymphoma called Burkitt Lymphoma.

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Symptoms of infectious mononucleosis

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Pharyngitis, fever, fatigue, lymph node swelling

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Stages of HIV infection

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Stage 1 - Infection phase. 2-4 weeks after infection, flu like symptoms develop for a few weeks. More than 500 T cells

Stage 2 - dormant phase. Can last a decade to a few decades depending on antiretrovirals. 200-499 T cells

Stage 3 - AIDS. T cells below 200. Severe symptoms, death, rare cancers, opportunistic infections

17
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What cells are infected by HIV?

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T cells

18
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Why are secondary infections so common in HIV patients?

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The immune system is severely damaged and compromised and unable to defend efficiently vs pathogens.

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