Infection Flashcards
Catarrh
inflammation of the mucous membrane
Coryza
catarrhal inflammation of the nose
Enanthem
rash inside the body
Exanthem
rash on the body
Fomite
inanimate object that may be contaminated with infectious organisms and serve in their transmission
Forchheimer spots
pinpoint red macules and petechiae over the soft palate and the uvula
Koplik spots
clustered, white lesions on the buccal mucosa (opposite the lower 1st and 2nd molars)
Nagayama’s spots
red papules on the soft palate
Vector
an organism, typically a biting insect or tick, which transmits a disease or parasite from on animal to another
Pt presents with hx of nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, fever, and mild non-productive cough for the past two week. Pt now reports a more severe cough with forceful inspirations that have a “whooping” sounds. What illness does the nurse suspect? What might some nursing management be?
Pertussis aka whooping cough
Managed with antibiotics, respiratory support, and hydration
Airborne precautions
Pt presents with fever, sore throat, HA, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Upon inspection nurse notes red strawberry tongue and red maculopapular pinpoint blanching rash with sandpaper feel. What might the nurse expect this to be? What nursing management does the nurse expect?
Scarlet fever
Administer antibiotics, hydration (nothing acidic or spicy)
Respiratory precautions
Examples of bacterial dz
Pertussis (Whooping cough) and Scarlet Fever
Pt presents with fever, malaise, painful vesciles on buccal mucosa, tongue, and hard palate, and grayish-white vesicles on base of palms and soles. What dz does the nurse suspect and what will she do to manage it?
Hand-foot-mouth dz
Push fluids, admin analgesics/antipyretics, hand hygiene
Respiratory precautions
Pt presents with hx high fever, cough, mild conjunctivitis, and coryza. Parents report child had white spot in the mouth which the nurse identifies as Koplick spots and then had a dark red to purple maculopapular rash which spread from the face to the trunk. What dz does the nurse suspect and what management will the nurse implement?
Measles or rubeola
Supportive care, hydration, respiratory support, bed rest, antipyretics, vit A, dim lights
Airborne isolation
Pt presents with low-grade temp, HA, malaise, lymphadenopathy, and small red spots on roof of mouth that nurse identifies as forchheimer spots as well as a pink to red macules and papules that began on the face then neck and trunk. What does the nurse suspect and what will management be?
German measles or rubella
Supportive care, hydration, rest
Respiratory droplet precautions
