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Infection Control Flashcards

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What is a local infection?

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Limited to the outside of the body.

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What is colonization?

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Microbe grows in the body, but does not cause disease.

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What is a systemic infection?

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The inflammation process occurs inside the body.

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What is a acute infection?

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Comes on quickly and resolves quickly.

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What is a chronic infection?

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Comes on slowly and lasts a long time.

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Infection control is referred to as?

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Asepsis

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What is an HIA?

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Healthcare associated infection

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What is a nosocomial infection?

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Infection that originates in hospital.

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What is an endogenous source?

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It originates within the client.

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Most nosocomial infection originate from what type of source?

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Endogenous

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What is an exogenous source?

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Originates from outside the patient.

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What is an iatrogenic source?

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It originates from a procedure or equipment.

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What are bundles?

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A set of instructions that everyone follows to prevent infection.

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Nonspecific defenses include…

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Systems defenses, normal flora, inflammation

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Specific defenses include…

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Beta lymphocytes, beta cells, T cells

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What are active defenses?

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The body has made own antibodies.

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What are passive defenses?

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Mother-child immunity.

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What is the normal SED rate for men?

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15mm/hr

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What is the normal SED rate for women?

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20mm/hr

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What is a normal WBC count?

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4500-11000/ml

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When would one see an increase in neutrophils?

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During an infection, they are the first on the scene.

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What are bands?

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Immature neutrophils

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Increased neutrophils and bands indicates what?

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An infection

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