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Infection Control Part 2 Flashcards

1
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The absence of disease or illness.

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Health

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It is the objective state of ill health, which may be verified by accepted canons of proof.

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Disease

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The subjective experience of loss of health – couched in terms of symptoms

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Illness

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4
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An umbrella term used to refer to the experience of disease plus illness.

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Ill-health

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5
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Organisms which can only be seen by a microscope.

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Microorganisms

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In order for the microorganisms to live, it needs what?

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– Warm temperature
–moisture
– darkness

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7
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Microorganisms that live in an environment without oxygen

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Anaerobic

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8
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Microorganisms which needs oxygen to live

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Aerobic

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9
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A microorganism that does not cause disease.

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Nonpathogenic

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A microorganism which is disease-producing.

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Pathogenic

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Pathogenic Microorganisms

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  1. Bacteria
  2. Viruses
  3. Protozoa
  4. Fungi
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12
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It can be treated with antibiotics.

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Bacteria

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  • smaller than bacteria
  • cannot be treated with antibiotics
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Viruses

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14
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larger than virus, grow within host cell

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Protozoa

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15
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Low form of plant life, including mold & yeast

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Fungi

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16
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True or False: Some microorganisms produce poisons that affect the body.

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True: Toxins

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How Microorganisms Spread?

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  1. Direct Contact
  2. Non-direct Contact
  3. Airborne
  4. Oral Route
  5. Insects and Pests
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18
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It is transmitted directly from one person to another.

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Direct Contact

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19
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It is transferred from one object to another.

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Indirect Contact

20
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Carried in the air

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Airborne

21
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Enters body through water, food dirty hands

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Oral Route

22
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Picked up on insects and pests and transferred

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Insects and Pests

23
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Signs and Symptoms

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  1. Generalized
  2. Localized
24
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It involves the entire body.

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Generalized

25
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It involves a single site.

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Localized

26
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Free from or keeping away disease-producing microorganisms.

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Asepsis

27
Q

To destroy the environment that allows pathogens to
live, breed, and spread

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Medical Asepsis

28
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Methods used to make the environment, worker, and
as germ free as possible

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Aseptic Technique

29
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Aseptic Techniques to prevent spread of disease

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  1. Cross infection
  2. Reinfection
  3. Self-Innoculation
30
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It is caused by infecting the patient with a new
microorganism from another patient or health
care worker

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Cross Infection

31
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Infection with the same microorganism that
caused the original illness.

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Reinfection

32
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Infection by the patient’s own organisms

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Self-innoculation

33
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An illness passing from the patient to the health
care worker or from worker to patient

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Self-innoculation

34
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Make free from all living organisms

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Sterelize

35
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Process of freeing from microorganisms by physical
or chemical means

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Disinfection

36
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Sterilizers which use steam underpressure to kill all
organisms

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Autoclaves

37
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Controlling the spread of infections

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  1. Sterelize
  2. Disinfection
  3. Autoclaves
38
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Isolation Precautions

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  1. Isolation
  2. Protective Isolation
  3. Reverse Isolation
39
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Condition of having limited contact with others

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Isolation

40
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guarding workers and visitors from danger

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Protective Isolation

41
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guarding the patient from danger

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Reverse Isolation

42
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Types of Isolation

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  1. Respiratory Isolation
  2. Skin and wound Isolation
  3. Enteric Isolation
  4. Strict Isolation
  5. Blood and body fluids
43
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protection from airborne droplets

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Respiratory Isolation

44
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Protection from open wounds, skin drainage

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Skin and wound Isolation

45
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Solid-body wastes

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Enteric Isolation

46
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Complete protection

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Strict Isolation

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