Infection Control

Question 1

Contact (PPE, dx)

Answer 1

PPE: gown & gloves; handwash for C Diff

Dx: MRS. WEE

Multidrug-resistant organisms
Respiratory infections
Skin infections (varicella zoster, cutaneous diptheria, herpes simplex, impetigo, scabies)
Wound infection
Enteric infection (C. diff, salmonella)
Eye infection (conjuntivitis)

Question 2

Droplet (PPE, dx)

Answer 2

PPE: gloves, face mask and eye shield

Dx: SPIDERMAN

Sepsis
Scarlet fever
Streptococcal pharyngitis
Parvirus
Pneumonia
Pertusis
Influenza
Diptheria (pharyngeal)
Epiglottitis
Rubella
Mumps
Meningitis
Mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia
Adenovirus

Question 3

Airborne (PPE, mask)

Answer 3

PPE: gloves, N95

Dx: MTV

Measles (Rubeola)
Tb
Varicella zoster (uncrusted lesions, disseminated or immunocomp shingles)