Influenza Flashcards
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Influenza
-How it invades
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- The influenza virus invades the epithelium of the respiratory tract
- Causes INFLAMMATION & DESQUAMATION
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Influenza
-Causes
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- Caused by INHALATION of respiratory droplets from an infected person
OR BY - Indirect contact with a contaminated object (Fomite)
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Desquamation
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- Shedding of the epidermis
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Influenza
-Changing ability?
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- Influenza virus has the capacity for antigenic variation into distinct strains
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Influenza
-Incidence
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- Annually tens of millions get the flu
- 114,000 are hospitalized
- 36,000 die every year
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Influenza
-Complications
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- Pneumonia
2. Bronchitis
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Influenza
-Incubation
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- Incubation period is 24-48 hrs then flu like symptoms start to appear.
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Influenza
-Signs & Symptoms
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- After 24-48 hrs
- chills
- Temp of 101-104
- Headache
- Malaise
- Myalgia
- Nonproductive cough
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Influenza
-Diagnostics
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- A sterile swab is passed gently through the nostril into the nasopharynx
- Isolation of the myxovirus influenzae through nose and throat cultures
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Influenza
-Nursing Interventions
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- Adequate fluid intake
- Anti-fever medication
- Antitussives
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Influenza
-Medications
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- Amantadine
- Rimantadine
(Antivirals)
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Influenza
-COPD pt interventions
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- Prophylactic antibiotics for COPD patients
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Influenza
-Pt education
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- 6 months and older the CDC recommends a yearly vaccine
- Inactivated form of the vaccine is recommended for pregnant women
- Live-attenuated influenza is available as nasal spray (2-49 yrs)
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Influenza
-Recommendations for Pregnant Women
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- Inactivated form of the vaccine
